flying column; detached force
in the company of; accompanied by ...; as a group comprising ...; likes of ...
glamorous; charming; fascinatingly elegant; lovely; gorgeous; beguiling
implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely
having to be; must be; should be; ought to be
rough estimate; rough calculation; expectation; anticipation; plan
to shoot (arrow, bolt, dart)
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
to expose oneself (e.g. to danger)
feather decoration; plume
to insist on one's own ideas
one's station in life; one's personal history; one's circumstances; one's lot; one's destiny; one's future
frivolous; flippant; superficial; flattery; (insincere) compliments
to be certain of; to have faith in; to believe completely; to trust (someone completely)
truth or falsehood; genuineness; authenticity; veracity
warm welcome; friendly reception; hospitality; entertainment
to come back (of an illness, cold weather, etc.); to return; to recur; to happen again
to provide against contingencies; to prepare for the worst
my goodness!; oh my!; oh dear!
(place) near by; (place) close by; (place) right next to; as soon as; right after
to say this and that (about); to say (critical) things; to criticize; to be critical (about); to find fault (with); to complain
hastily constructed; hastily built; made in a hurry; jerry-built; makeshift
to take the initiative; to forestall; to beat to the punch
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet
to bake (a design onto ceramic); to fire (on); to burn into (one's memory); to sear into; to print (from a negative); to brand; to fuse together (metals)
fashion; fad; vogue; prevalence (e.g. of a disease)
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to seduce
disreputable; scandalous; disgraceful
once again; yet again; (there you go) again
excellent answer; clever answer
of no use whatsoever; good for nothing; useless
to defy; to disobey; to rebel against; to oppose; to resist
perfect (for); ideal; just right; most suitable; tailor-made
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
unification; union; oneness
win or lose; sink or swim; make or break; all or nothing
to snap one's fingers; to pop one's fingers; to crack one's knuckles
geisha; dressed-up beautiful woman