tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
looks; personal appearance; features
to surpass the rest (e.g. of a large group); to stand out from the crowd; to be the best by far
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
to call dibs; to establish a claim; (lit.) to spit on (thus preventing others from taking it)
to snatch (and run); to carry off; to swipe; to scoop up (and remove; sand, earth, etc.)
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
courting; wooing; making advances
marriage proposal; courtship
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
youngest brother; last disciple
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway
sweet-smelling; fragrant; aromatic; good (reputation, condition, results, etc.); favorable
to be cold (to); to ignore (someone)
self-esteem; self-respect; self-importance; conceit; pride
one's social position; one's place; one's standing
countryman; provincial; person from the country; provincial person; bumpkin; hick
hateful; abominable; poor-looking; amazing; fantastic; admirable
to prostrate oneself before
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
two times; twice; two degrees
to be betrayed; to be brought to grief (by an enemy); to be given a hard time
to abandon; to give up on; to desert
to want something desperately; to want something (so badly one can taste it)
fragment; one of the group or party
double suicide; lovers' suicide
glossy (e.g. hair); sleek; shiny; lustrous
chestnut-color; chestnut-colour
to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) somebody down (esp. with sexual connotations)
to devise a plan; to work out a plan