prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
personal history document; curriculum vitae; resume
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
pronoun; synonym; classic example; pattern
placement; fixed position; mapping out; location
several hundred; hundreds (of)
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
classification; categorization; sorting
ecology; life and habits (of an animal); mode of life; way of living
lumping together; putting all together
individual; distinctive; unique; characteristic; personal; idiosyncratic
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
it says ...; it reads ...; ... is written
signature move (assoc. with a martial artist, wrestler, etc.); finishing move
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
highest grade; finest quality; top class; superlative (degree)
power; might; authority; influence
take the world by storm; to hold sway over the minds of the people
entrance (on the stage); appearance (in a book, film, etc.); appearance (on the scene); arrival (on the market); emergence
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
rotation; revolution; working (e.g. of one's mind); function; turnover (of goods, funds, etc.); circulation
instead; but (on the other hand)
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
gaping (e.g. mouth, wound); (opening) wide; snapping up (e.g. bait); biting into (food); snatching; stealing
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; hammy (acting); over-the-top; clumsy
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
confidence; trust; faith; credit
demonstration; presentation; stage show; performance
while (one is at it); when; on the occasion of; at the same time (as); on one's way (to); by the way
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
test (of ability, knowledge, etc.); exam; test (of performance, quality, etc.); trial; rehearsal
to boast; to brag; to exaggerate
and various other things; and many others; and all the rest; and so on and so forth
participation; joining; entry