to anticipate

a forelimb; a front limb

a metric; a measure of something; a quantitative value to measure a qualitative phenomenon / a tool to take measurements; a ruler

a protractor

(literally) to have a meal before the lunch/dinner bell is rung / (figurative) to have sex before marriage; to have premarital sex

(slang, wordplay, humorous) Alternative form of ăn cơm trước kẻng (“to have premarital sex”)

full of hardship

(literally) before and after, one and the same / (figurative) the person in question still stands by their opinion / (figurative) the person in question remains committed/devoted/faithful/loyal to the promise they made/cause they were for/another person they pledged allegiance to

(idiomatic) to cleverly point out something infelicitous in advance so that the listener will be understanding when it occurs and find it difficult to fault the speaker; to be careful with one's words; to be on the defensive

Halloween