1) forefathers
2)forewarn
3)foreground
4)foreshadow
5)forehand
6)forestall
7)forerunner
Allusion.
Both examples come from the Bible. The first comes from the Old Testament and the second from the New. You have to be a little knowledgeable of the Bible to catch on to either one of them (or be good with Google).
When I think of the word breakdown in communication, it is a sense of making the concept you are talking about simpler. You may need to use this tactic when talking to smaller children.
sentence: Hey Mrs. Brown, could you breakdown what you just said, I don't understand.
