stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)
to blush; to have flushed cheeks
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
to freeze (to something); to be frozen (to); to freeze hard; to freeze completely
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
to spend (time); to pass; to overdo (esp. alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); to take care of; to support
to give one's everything; to do one's best
your body; your health; yourself; you
babysitting; babysitter; nanny; taking care of; looking after; accompanying
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
though; although; notwithstanding; while; as; at the same time as
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
ripple (on water); wavelets; ripple (e.g. of uneasiness); unrest; disturbance
bugling (sound); honking; grumbling; complaining; car; automobile
to complain; to make a complaint
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
hard-to-believe; unbelievable; incredible; fabulous
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
to forestall; to beat to the punch; to anticipate; to play the first move (e.g. in go)
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
minimum; at the very least
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
really; truly; indeed; very; extremely; terribly
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (voice); fluent (speech); eloquent
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
to quiet (a child, crowd, etc.); to quieten; to calm (one's nerves, excitement, etc.); to compose (oneself); to suppress (a rebellion, riot, fire, etc.); to quell
(place) near by; (place) close by; (place) right next to; as soon as; right after
format; procedure; way of proceeding
baton (of command); order; command; direction
later on; eventually; afterwards
applicant; candidate; person interested in doing something; person wanting to do something; interested party; volunteer
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
championship; title (of champion); championship game; championship tournament