plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another
fool; nitwit; The Fool (Tarot card)
spontaneous discharge; sudden outburst; accidental gun discharge
to finish reading; to read through; to figure out; to fully anticipate
such; like that; that sort of
correct answer; right solution; correct interpretation; right decision; right choice; appropriate judgement
(providing) covering fire; supporting (someone in a debate, dispute, etc.); backing (someone) up
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to wrinkle up (e.g. one's eyebrows, nose, etc.); to furrow; to crimple
related to; in relation to
question time (e.g. in parliament, diet, etc.); question period; time allowed for questions
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
raising one's hand; show of hands (e.g. for a vote); salute
white flag; truce flag; surrender flag
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
to fire from a job; to dismiss; to discharge; to behead
continuation; continuance; maintenance; persistence; going on
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
rejection; dismissal; turning down; abandoning; renunciation
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
unanticipated; unexpected
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
chance of going out; opportunity (to succeed); musical accompaniment for an actor going on stage
doting (on one's children); (overly) fond; indulgent; adoring parent; doting parent
threat; menace; coercion; blackmail
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
to rule; to govern; to reign over; to subdue; to suppress; to quell
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
distant future; inevitable future; places one goes to
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
trash can; garbage can; rubbish bin; dustbin
source of information; intelligence source; message source
intelligence gathering; information gathering
a handful (of); small amount (of); small number (of); trouncing; crushing
unselfish; disinterested; unavaricious; free of avarice
domestic animals; livestock; cattle
to invade; to attack; to breach; to penetrate
will not do; do not; does not
to crunch; to masticate; to simplify; to explain plainly
taking a glance at; glimpsing at; taking a peek at; quick look; peep
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)