to have come; to be here; to be popular; to be fashionable; to be angry; to have blown one's lid
(sense of) rivalry; competitiveness
to remember; to recall; to call to mind; to imagine; to picture in one's mind; to visualize
suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows
night attack; nocturnal assault
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
young people (ages 12 to 25); youth; the younger generation; persons under the age of 18
bloodsucking; sucking blood
scar (e.g. from operation, injection); trace; mark (e.g. skid marks)
support; help; backing; covering (from enemy attack); protection
group (of people, competitors, companies, etc.); contingent; camp; team
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
disturbance; confusion; perturbation; commotion; turbulence
first-class; first-rate; characteristic (of); peculiar (to); school (e.g. of flower arrangement); one flag
to put on airs; to assume importance; to be self-important; to be pretentious; to be pompous; to stand on one's dignity
rear gate (esp. of castle); back entrance; (opponent's) weak point; (arch.) force attacking the rear of a castle; (arch.) official in charge of imprisoning offenders
one's own army; one's own team
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
preliminary arrangements; preparation; spadework; pre-cooking
cooking; food preparation
blameless; above reproach; beyond reproach; faultless; perfect
seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; condiment
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
one's student (esp. a former one); one's pupil; one's disciple
more than enough; more than ample; exhaustive
to push up; to thrust up; to put pressure on (one's superiors); to pressure; to well up (of an emotion); to surge up
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
karma; result of one's karma; fate; uncontrollable temper
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
in an instant; in a flash; in the blink of an eye; in no time at all; just like that
whole army; whole team; all armies; all teams
(so marvelous or horrible that it may be) the first and probably the last