to make a display of one's originality (eccentricity); to deliberately act oddly (e.g. to get attention)
victory goes to the one who makes the first move; being quick to take action leads to victory; the early bird gets the worm
to leap back; to jump back
prone to adultery; flirtatious
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
with a sudden rush; in a mad rush; all at once
to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
to admit fault; to admit one is wrong
not the time for; not the place for; far from; far more than; nowhere near just; well beyond
printing (e.g. photos); glazing; enamelling; baking
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
to fall fast asleep; to be confined to one's bed; to be laid up
to be a point of honor; to affect someone's good name
to go with the flow; to go with the times
charity; benevolence; philanthropy; (love for) humanity; fraternity; brotherhood
ruins of a fire; fire-devastated area
curtain; hanging; veil (of darkness, mystery, etc.); mantle
earning the first (runs); preoccupation
system; organization; organisation; imperial command; laws; regulation
to be exhausted; to be worn out
to grab hold of; to catch
degree of heat; temperature; enthusiasm
to be cut out for (e.g. a job); to be suited (to)
unheard-of; unprecedented; daring; wild; uninhibited
to collapse (of a building, dream, plan, etc.); to be destroyed; to fall through; to be completely defeated (in battle); to be wiped out; to be routed
obstinate person; stubbornness; pigheadedness; hard head (like a rock)
favorite; favourite; habitually used
to bend by twisting; to twist; to contort; to distort (e.g. the truth); to twist (e.g. someone's words)
water vapour; water vapor; steam
to return a punch; to strike back; to hit (the ball) straight back; to plow up; to plough up; to renovate (cotton fabric)
to be exhausted; to be worn out
revolution; gyration; whirling; rotation
sea level; (surface of) sea
to sink; to go down; to pass away; to die; to disappear; to vanish
to surge (water or waves)
the ten precepts; Ten Commandments; Decalogue
babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper
preservation; retainment; keeping
to pull apart; to separate; to draw; to tie (a game)