advance warning; previous notice; announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
creakily; close (i.e. with no room to spare)
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
ugly; unsightly; hideous; mean; repulsive; disgraceful
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; worthy
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end; having no choice
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
to droop (e.g. ears of grain); to bow one's head; to hang one's head
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
selection; classification; sorting; screening; triage
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
dweller; inhabitant; resident; user (of a website)
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
older sister; elder sister
to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
breeding; multiplication; increase; propagation; reproduction
regrettable; unsatisfactory; deplorable; lamentable
in succession; one by one
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
ominous; sinister; (arch.) annoying; (arch.) appearing to be true; (arch.) plausible
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
whole face; all over one's face
to writhe (in pain); to be in agony; to be anguished; to be agonized; to be troubled
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
looking on; remaining a spectator
sizzling (of cooking meat, fish, etc.); frizzling
to assail the nostrils (smell); to go nose-to-nose (with someone)
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
to feel sick; to be nauseated