stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
idea; thought; discretion; forgiveness; pardon
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
revival (of an old system, custom, fashion, etc.); restoration; return; resurrection; rebirth
trunk; torso; body; body (of an aircraft); fuselage; hull (of a ship)
to firmly tighten (e.g. around neck, throat); to constrict; to strongly press (someone); to crack down on; to settle accounts
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into; to stick to; to cling to; to hold on to
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
indescribable; having no way to express
as (for); for; in the capacity of
graceful; ladylike; modest; gentle; polite; quiet
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
you could say that; that might be so
(unpleasant) state of affairs; predicament; mess
to obtain; to get; to procure; to win; to secure
casting pearls before swine
something like ...; something called ...
noble; lofty; high-minded; virtuous; upright
thieving cat; adulterer; homewrecker
to come together; to join; to merge; to get married; to become a married couple
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
you (people); gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
insolent fellow; rude fellow
manners; courtesy; etiquette
humanity and justice (esp. in Confucianism); virtue; duty; formal greeting (between yakuza, street vendors, gamblers, etc.); (gang's) moral code
sullenly; taciturnly; morosely; taciturn person; uncommunicative person
country gentleman (esp. one that's slightly unrefined); squire
false; pseudo-; quasi-; would-be; sham; pretended
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
drawing a sword; drawn sword
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
how (beautiful, tasty, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
fighting scene; scene of carnage (bloodshed); location of the fight between the Asuras and Shakra; difficulties (in a love relationship); crunch time (esp. for cartoonists)
with a friendly grin; smilingly
at least; at most; (even) just
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
confused fight; brawl; melee; scuffle; free-for-all
foul play; cheating; cunning person; sly fellow; cheat