vanguard; advance-guard point; advance detachment; vanguard; pioneer; avant-garde
to take possession of (forcibly); to take over (a company, account, etc.); to capture (a castle, enemy position, etc.); to hijack (a plane, ship, etc.)
empress (consort); queen (consort)
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
alluring words; endearing words; sugared words; sweet words; honeyed words; flattery
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
Satan; the Devil; the Prince of Darkness; king of the demons who try to prevent people from doing good
with a loud smack; whack; slap; crack; snap
time in; making a move immediately (in a timed game of shogi, go, etc.)
to ward off; to brush away; to fling off; to drive away
monkey show; bad acting; overacting; unconvincing performance
Don (Spanish honorific); bigwig; important person
bottom; sole; depths (e.g. of despair, the sea); bottom (of one's heart); limit; end
to knock down; to knock off
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
selling oneself (into bondage; esp. of a prostitute); selling out (to a competitor); selling off
to lead (someone) by the nose; to twist (someone) around one's little finger
takeover (of a company, etc.); hijacking
height; acme; extremity; end; limit
occurrence; happening; incident; event
contract; compact; agreement
stripping (of rights, rank, etc.); deprivation; forfeit; revocation; divestiture
direction (of a play, film, etc.); production; organization (of an event); arrangement; staging (for effect)
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
to fit (e.g. a pane into a frame); to insert (e.g. a cork); to put on (something that envelops; e.g. a ring, gloves); to place (a hoop) around; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to force (into a mold); to entrap
faking crying; crocodile tears
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
to be affected; to be theatrical; to be pompous
rough; casual (clothing); rough; rough (sketch); draft
frank; candid; frankfurter; frank
to change; to switch; to change over (to); to renew
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
knothole; peep-hole; (fig.) bad eyes; tunnel vision
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; a ... in the making; future (lawyer, doctor, etc.); beginning
young bird; chick; fledgling; greenhorn; fledgeling; novice