to go ahead; to pull ahead
fictitious; imaginary; fanciful; aerial; overhead
trivial; not amounting to much
personal history; background; career
the best time for doing something is as soon as you've thought of it; there's no time like the present; (lit.) it's an auspicious day (for doing it) when you've just had the idea
inheritance; something given or received
very close (to); within a stone's throw (of); a stone's throw away (from)
spirit; drive; vigour; ambition; aspiration
to raise one's voice; to shout
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
row; line; group (of peers); ranks (of); sequence; series (taxonomic rank)
trembling with fear; in great fear; filled with trepidation; nervously; timidly
to boil strongly; to be excited
from afar; over a great distance; all the way
in consideration of; in deference to; out of respect for; for (someone's) sake
fighting a good fight; putting up a good fight; fighting bravely
to knock down; to utterly defeat
glaring at each other; confrontation; standoff; face-off
to pop off; to pop out; to fly off; to shoot off; to burst open
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
to turn over a new leaf; to mend one's ways; to reform
estrangement; alienation; neglecting to stay in contact
both in name and reality; both in name and substance
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
the past is the past; let bygones be bygones
to negotiate (with someone about); to talk over (something with); to tackle someone (about); to throw on each other; to splash (water) on each other; to pour on each other
at full speed; as fast as one's legs can carry one
resolute; determined; bold
not only that, but also; besides that; in addition to that; on top of that; furthermore
to purify; to cleanse; to exorcise; to purge; to ward off
to come to like a lot; to fall in love
secret; private; surreptitious
stick; piece of wood; billet; piece of a broken pole
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
field of activities; area of activity; range of behavior (behaviour); habitat
to be of benefit; to be beneficial; to be useful; to do one good; to be good for one