head start; initiative; preemption
stepwise; one step at a time
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
light (esp. as a religious offering); lamp
coloured glasses; tinted glasses; sunglasses; biased view; preconceived view
to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about
(with a) whizz; hiss; zip; easily; with ease
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
(in) the air; midair; sky; (empty) space
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
mistake; error; fault; slip; blunder; omission
to take action; to start; to get started; to begin to do
to hit hard; to strike hard
to rise; to raise up; to straighten up; to sit up; to stand up
to roll about; to writhe about
to discard; to abandon; to neglect; to let be
to take back; to recapture
prompt decision; snap judgement; snap judgment
to let an opportunity slip
one life; one's life; one order; one command
thigh; buttocks; arse; ass
to relax one's mind; to feel relaxed; to become remiss; to cease paying careful attention
lifting a ban; raising an embargo; opening a season (hunting, fishing, etc.); publishing contents; revealing information
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
of tender years; very young
regulation; (traffic) policing; control; restriction
gambling; competition; game (of chance)
to blow out; to spout out
to be possible; to be conceivable; to be likely; to be probable
to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off
one (thing); one piece; one item
inattention; absent-mindedness
carefully; closely; very; extremely; have no choice; cannot be helped