hot blood; warm blood; zeal; fervor; fervour
Wace; Werth; Wirth; Worth
moving to a different location to start a new job; (proceeding to) new appointment
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
invasion; raid; attack; visitation (of a calamity)
initial state; initial condition
golden age; prime; heyday; season (for fruit, vegetables, etc.); best time
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
training wheels; stabilizers
incomparable; cannot compare (with); beyond comparison; in another league
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
show one's real ability; illustration of the distinctive character of (something)
to cause trouble; to cause a disturbance
exemplar; model; example; pattern
escape; skipping (a class); cutting class; escape (key); escapement (clock mechanism)
art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance
fleeing from one's country; seeking asylum; defection; emigration (for political reasons); (going into) exile; becoming a (political) refugee
establishment; founding; setting (a record)
refugee; exile; displaced persons
to ram one's opponent head-first in the initial charge; to punch hard; to hit hard
edge; brink; verge; time; moment of
Imperial cortege (procession)
sticking out prominently (usu. something long and thin); rising up
sense of helplessness; feeling of powerlessness
head; leader; prime minister
name (esp. on a deed, contract, work, etc.); formal name; moral duty; justification; pretext
spreading around (news, etc.); talking about widely; noising about; circulating
hard-boiled (person, style, etc.); tough; hard-boiled fiction
kouign-amann; round crusty cake
spattering; splotching; step-by-step; little-by-little; soon; clicking; clacking
texting while walking; looking at one's smartphone while walking
trying the food at various restaurants; eating tour; walking while eating; eating while walking
manners; behavior; behaviour
shortening; contraction; reduction; curtailment; abbreviation
puddle of blood; pool of blood
attendance (on); chaperonage; attendant; escort; entourage