battle of wits; contest of wits
sleepiness; drowsiness; the sandman; Morpheus
clearness; clarity; skillfulness (skilfulness)
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
niddle-noddle; nid-nod; nodding off
to nod off (while sitting); to doze off; (lit.) to row a boat
to look toward; to have one's eyes drawn towards something
lower half of the body; nether parts
prime location (for offices, housing, etc.); best district (in town); excellent piece of land
to have a desire to urinate
urinating outdoors; urinating by the roadside
urine; small amount of water
urinary bladder; urinary cyst; vesica urinaria; bladder
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
comfortably; peacefully; freely; (growing) quickly
heartrending; pitiful; saddening; pathetic; heart-breaking
getting nauseated; getting angry
bunch of flowers; bouquet
golden age; prime; heyday; season (for fruit, vegetables, etc.); best time
hurry; rush; simple; brief; rough; crude
to keep (something) a secret; to keep hidden (forever); to continue to conceal
flowers; beautiful; spectacular
urgent; requiring quick (response)
daredevil; foolhardy warrior; hotspur
vanguard; advance-guard point; advance detachment; vanguard; pioneer; avant-garde
crossing a border (illegally); border violation; border transgression
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
gentle; mild; meek; tender
in accordance with; pursuant to; in proportion to; according to; in the same manner as; in the same way as
to start (e.g. a scene, a war, etc.); to end (e.g. a play, an episode, an event, etc.)
going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another
crew (of a ship, airplane, etc.); crew member
opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion
present stage; current phase; current rank; present grade
dangerous person; security risk; loose cannon
sensible; perceptive; quick to understand; understanding; sympathetic