embezzlement; misappropriation; usurpation
long ago; already; a long time ago
to float in the air; to be unfinished; to be unsettled; to be undecided
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
assistance (in a fight); help; aid; helper; supporter
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
troublesome; bothersome; tiresome; annoying
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
he that fights and runs away may live to fight another day; (lit.) fleeing is winning
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
strategic withdrawal; strategic retreat
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
unexpected; unforeseen; accidental
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
war; battle; match; game; competition
to succeed (in doing); to pull something off; to manage (to do a job)
commander; general; leader
to mow down; to cut down; to knock down; to defeat; to beat
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
remembrance; recollection; recognition
sorrow; grief; anguish; trouble; affliction; anxiety
successively; one after another; sequentially; one by one
one's true worth; one's true self; what one is really made of
at a moment's notice; readily
uncontainable; irrepressible; uncontrollable
unthinking; thoughtless; heedless; inconsiderate
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
completely using up ...; running out of ...; exhausting ...
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
full up; to have had enough of something (both good and bad nuance)
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
to get angry; to snap; to blow one's top; to lose one's temper; to flip
serious; not joking; straight
palm (of one's hand); skill; (in one's) grip; (under one's) control; one's (concealed) intentions; one's cards
though imperfect; somehow; somehow or other
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
emission (of light); radiation (of light); luminescence
laser; Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation
gate (for entry, boarding, etc.); gate; logic element
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in