to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
being the sole winner; winner-take-all
food; provisions; nourishment (mental, spiritual, etc.); sustenance (e.g. of one's life); source of encouragement
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
bargaining chip; bargaining tool
snatching; stealing; seizure; usurpation
cargo; freight; money or assets
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
to start making a noise; to start making an uproar; to go berserk
to be relieved; to feel relieved
smooth; undisturbed; uninterrupted; harmonious
whatever brought that on?
somehow; for some reason; in some way; vaguely
to push (something) against
all night long; all through the night
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
telephone receiver; telephone mouthpiece; making a telephone call; receiving a telephone call
to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
to take offense; to take offence; to get angry; to lose one's temper
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
stealthily; secretly; in secret
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
unhurriedly; leisurely; slowly; relaxedly; taking one's time
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
being preoccupied with; being obsessed; only thinking of; having only ... on one's mind
to have something (likely) come to mind; to be reminded of something; to understand a point
(American) Indian; Native American; Indian
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
to parade; to march; to walk in procession
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
mental; spiritual; emotional
to make narrower; to shut (an umbrella); to shrug (one's shoulders); to purse (one's lips)