quitting while one is ahead
to be indicated as the winner of a bout by the raising of the referee's fan; to be declared the winner
(many) years; long-standing (esp. hatred, grudge); ancient
stupid brat; son of a bitch
king of beasts (i.e. lion)
to continue to hold; to hold on to (for a long period); to maintain; to keep
(unpleasant) state of affairs; predicament; mess
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
sleepiness; drowsiness; the sandman; Morpheus
pulpy; soppy; sloppy; untidy; in a disarray
time; hour; season; time of the year
daring; fearless; audacious; bold; dauntless; daredevil
to snatch (and run); to carry off; to swipe; to scoop up (and remove; sand, earth, etc.)
clairvoyance; second sight; clairvoyant
celestial sphere; the heavens
subjective symptoms; patient's complaints
loss (of something); disadvantage; mistake; error; flaw; defect
defeating an argument; winning an argument; refutation; confutation
to knock back; to strike back; to beat in revenge
to go on the defensive; to play it safe
to writhe (in pain); to be in agony; to be anguished; to be agonized; to be troubled
brave woman; heroine; lady of character; Amazon
great admiration; deep respect
increment; addition; (amount of) increase
person who gets easily elated (when praised, etc.); person who readily chimes in with others; person who gets carried away easily
in good condition; in fine shape; glib; slick; harmonious; melodious
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
clearly; brightly; crisply