to exchange gunfire; to exchange shots
promising; hopeful; full of promise
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
(raw) ore; unpolished gemstone
from now; from this moment; henceforth
results; record; grades; marks
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
pre-established harmony (Leibniz theory); harmonie préétablie; (events) proceeding in a predictable fashion; turning out the way everyone expected; convention
implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
to gather (attract, receive) attention; to have a high profile; to gain prominence; to become popular
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
exaggeration; overstatement; saying too much; misstatement; slip of the tongue; gaffe
to have an eye on; to zero in on
stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)
first come, first served; the early bird catches the worm
hiding one's embarrassment
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
pearls thrown before swine; unused possession; useless possession; waste of talent
to give off (a smell, scent, aroma); to smell of; to perfume (a room, etc.); to hint at; to suggest; to insinuate
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
to say; to utter; to declare; to name; to call
to be noisy; to be astir; to be abuzz; to be in commotion; to be aflutter; to be unsettled
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
not at all inferior to; rival or surpass; compare favorably (with)
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
abundant harvest; bumper crop
experience is the best teacher; custom makes all things easy; you learn best by doing; practice makes perfect; (lit.) it is better to grow accustomed than to be taught
(one's) figure; build; physique; style
to bring in; to take in; to approach (someone) with (a proposal, offer, problem, etc.); to bring; to bring (to another stage); to take (e.g. to court, to extra time, to a play-off)
to become an expert; to be a master (of)
to come together; to join; to merge; to get married; to become a married couple
specific gravity; relative density; relative importance; weight
to drive in (a nail, stake, etc.); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into; to shoot into; to input (data)
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in