minority group (party); minority
stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)
to be impatient; to be eager; to be restless; to be excited; to be in high spirits
whole army; whole team; all armies; all teams
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
to play a leading role; to play a central part
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
to command; to order; to tell (to do); to appoint (to the post of)
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
strictly; severely; rigidly
to apply pressure (on); to bring pressure upon; to lean on
appeal; entreaty; request
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
unbroken; uninterrupted; on and on; continuous
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
personnel; members; lineup (of a team); announcement of next day's match-ups
an adult-age eldest son who has yet to come into his inheritance; (a young adult still) living at home; a dependent
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
to rank next to; to come after
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
dispersing; breaking up; running away
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
anguished; distressed; worried; horny
twenty-eighth day of the month; twenty-eight days
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
having a high threshold (for entry); difficult to approach; feeling awkward to go to (of someone's home)
inner parlor; inner parlour; salon; living room
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
to keep away; to keep at a distance
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
unexpressed; unspoken; implied; implicit
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
bashful; shameful; ashamed
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
way; method; means; effect; result; benefit