promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first
to harvest; to reap; to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. idea); to accept (e.g. advice)
latest; newest; late-breaking (news)
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
old-timer; veteran; senior; old stump; old roots
composite photograph (esp. a facial composite constructed from a witness's description)
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
in a day; in a brief space of time
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
to raise (to maturity); to bring up; to rear; to train; to educate
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
to smoke animal out of its den
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
encirclement; encircling net; tight besiegement
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
coarse (texture or grain)
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
crowding together; clustering together; close formation; swarm
to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on); to zero in (on)
essential part; indispensable part; unavoidable part; front and back matter (of a book, magazine, etc.)
to trip someone up; to pull the carpet from under
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
person with a lot of experience; old hand; veteran (in a particular field)
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
good old; good old-fashioned
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
to do one's best; to put forth every effort
citizen; citizenry; city inhabitant; townspeople; bourgeoisie; middle class