vanguard; advance-guard point; advance detachment; vanguard; pioneer; avant-garde
preliminary announcement; previous announcement; portent; sign; forewarning
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
to long for; to yearn for; to hanker after; to be attracted by; to be drawn to; to aspire to
extremely; very; really; super; so
stone (of a fruit); pit; core (of an organization, team, etc.); nucleus; nuclear weapons; nucleus (of an atom); nucleus (of a cell)
taking a breather; relaxation; rest; vent; ventilation opening
to leave (someone) alone; to leave to oneself; to leave (someone) be
average (normal, ordinary) year; every year; annually
detection; sense (e.g. sensor)
daytime; noon period of the day; matinee
to grow; to develop; to grow up
very serious matter; matter of very grave concern; momentous event
lively; energetic; vigorously (jumping, flopping, etc.); piercing (e.g. sound); penetrating
it can't be helped; so it goes; c'est la vie
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
successful execution; accomplishment; completion; fulfillment; carrying through
as (much) as possible; as (far) as possible
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...; it's obvious that ...
attendance (on); chaperonage; attendant; escort; entourage
flowering; blooming; blossoming; flowering (of a civilization, talent, etc.); blossoming; blooming
to leave as is; to let alone; to disregard
previous lord; late lord; (one's) late father; ancestor
one's husband; one's wife
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
scarcity value; rarity value; preciousness
to incline toward; to slant; to go down (sun, moon); to sink; to decline; to wane
besides; moreover; in addition; to make matters worse
vacant space; aperture; gap; opening
to melt together; to blend together
black and white; right and wrong
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation; applause
to be able (to do); to be capable (of doing)
pity; sorrow; grief; misery
district; quarter; enclosure; area enclosed by earthwork; red-light district; wide and empty