preemptive strike; preemptive attack; first strike
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
disadvantage; handicap; drawback; inadvisability; inexpediency; loss
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
story; tale; talk; discussion
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
almost; very nearly; only just; barely; just in time
to be impatient; to be eager; to be restless; to be excited; to be in high spirits
to make a slip of the tongue; to say something inadvertently; to blurt out without thinking
concession; conciliation; compromise
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
tradition; folklore; legend; (verbal) message; word (from someone)
delineation; demarcation; drawing a line (e.g. between what's acceptable and unacceptable); (measuring) ruler
experiment; experimentation
not going (well); not proceeding (as one wishes); bad; not good; hopeless; beyond hope
to leave as is; to ignore
even though it is not; despite not
tedious; boring; being fed up with
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
establishment; settlement
to achieve results; to be successful (in a venture, etc.)
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
to give (an example); to list; to summon up (e.g. all of one's energy); to gather; to arrest (a criminal); to capture; to nominate (e.g. for a position)
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
lack of physical exercise; insufficient exercise; inactivity
person in charge (of an area of work, etc.); person responsible; contact (person)
value; worth; virtue; blessing
(one's) sleeping hours; hours of sleep
cushion; cushion (to soften the blow); mitigation
great person; distinguished person; outstanding figure; giant; person of high caliber
that well-known ...; the one and only ...; that; those; the
sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart
countermeasure; counter-measure
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; frond; foliage
device; equipment; machinery; apparatus
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted