to attack the enemy in his unguarded moment
soon; shortly; nearly; almost
ta-dah!; ta-da!; tada!; voilà
to worry about; to be vexed
door handle; doorknob; door knob; knob or handle which operates the door catch
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
derisory; negligible; minimal; nominal; imperceptible
confidentially; privately; off the record
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
smell (esp. a good smell); fragrance; scent; aroma; perfume
to take the lead (of a group of people); to lead (a toast, cheer, etc.); to sing the leading notes of a song after which others join in
harmonious; peaceful; congenial; friendly; happy
to snarl (at each other); to growl (angrily); to quarrel; to fight; to argue
dying in a fit of anger or indignation
sales; selling; marketing
girl's feeling; maiden's mind
to border; to fringe; to hem; to edge
to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on
to stifle a laugh; to hold back a laugh
forbidding to speak; muzzling (a person); bribing into secrecy; hush money
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
within expectations; as expected; within the scope of hypothesis or assumption
lesson; discipline; example (e.g. set a bad example); revelation
higher rank; better position
abruptly; suddenly; unexpectedly
dancing or jumping for joy
agile; nimble; casual (clothing); light (e.g. luggage); carefree; with limited responsibility
to jump up and down; to hop
as one expects; as one wants; to one's satisfaction; as one sees fit
to figure out; to get an idea
ignoring; looking the other way; passing through; going through; ball hit through net (in tennis)
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
inconsistency; discord; conflict; discrepancy; contradiction; failure
cannot help feeling that; cannot help thinking that
alarm clock; waking up; keeping oneself awake; type of candy given to a child after it wakes up from a nap
gourd-shaped war fan; referee's fan; stratagem; tactics
upper tier; upper section; place of honor; place of honour; dais; raised part of floor
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable