first come, first served; the early bird catches the worm
to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly
ass; arse; rear; end; acupuncture point; hole
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (someone)
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; expectation; anticipation
remnants of a defeated army
to lose an easy game; to suffer an unexpected defeat; to lose information
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically; strategy; tactics
(with a) successful outcome; (ending in) success
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
infantry; infantryman; foot soldier
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
(all) through (e.g. the night); throughout (e.g. the year); within (e.g. the week); in the course of (e.g. today); all over; throughout (e.g. the world)
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
drug; medicine; (illegal) drug; narcotics
realization (of goods into money); conversion (into money); liquidation
freezing; cold storage; refrigeration
as expected; as predicted
abduction victims; abductees
to care for someone; to look after someone
to go out to meet; to receive; to call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)
afterlife; the next world; the world beyond
good citizen; honest man; respectable member of society
to be born; to come into the world
chief; main; principal; important
someone (something) not to be trifled with
to obtain; to get; to procure; to win; to secure
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
terrible; dreadful; tremendous; terrific; appalling; shocking
to give (an example); to list; to summon up (e.g. all of one's energy); to gather; to arrest (a criminal); to capture; to nominate (e.g. for a position)
groan; moan; growl; roar; hum (of a machine, power lines, etc.); drone (e.g. of an engine)
individual; one by one; separate; each