first come, first served; the early bird catches the worm
expansion; extension; enlargement; escape; ESC
the latter; the second; successor; descendant
in the mountains; among the mountains
valley floor; bottom of a gorge; bottom of a ravine
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
to reach an extreme; to reach a limit; extremely; to be stuck; to be in a dilemma; to be decided
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
to get twisted; to get crooked; to become twisted (of a mind, relationship, etc.); to become warped; to become troubled; to become complicated
early days; early years; early stages; initial stages; beginning
widely viewed as a prominent prospect (for)
just made; fresh (e.g. from the oven); newly built (e.g. house); brand-new
(doing something) regardless of expense
declaration; indication; representation; manifestation; demonstration; expression
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
application; request; petition
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; anyway; as you know; for you see
to screw in; to thrust into; to push into; to protest (and seek rectification); to complain
to get (someone's) help; to ask for help
to settle a matter; to get even with someone
this world; this life; current epoch (i.e. the Holocene epoch)
counter for (small) things or pieces; counter for military units; (an) individual; one person; counter for years (of age difference); counter for school-years
to manage a state; to govern a country
regarding oneself (as); fancying oneself (as); seeing oneself (as); considering oneself (to be); pretension
beginning of the year; early in the New Year
Moon; month; moonlight; (a) moon; natural satellite
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
below one's eyes; under one's eyes; length (of a fish) from eyes to tail fin
base of the throat; bottom of the neck
beard (esp. on the chin); goatee
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
habit (garment worn by nuns, monks, friars, etc.)
intensely; severely; strictly; tightly; compactly; closely
treacherous; dangerous; untrustworthy; sneaky; cunning