cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
pioneer; leader; taking the initiative; leading an attack; charging ahead of others (towards the enemy)
surroundings; environs; circumference
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
don't worry; no worries; never mind
clever; shrewd; crafty; cunning; pretentious; impertinent
to smash up; to defeat crushingly
imagination; supposition; guess
constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
thundering; purring; something large and heavy starting to roll; scattered about; common; idleness; idling about
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
heat haze; shimmer of hot air
autumn colours; fall colors; leaves turning red; red leaves; leaves turning yellow; yellow leaves; (Japanese) maple (Acer japonicum)
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
range (of a rifle, missile, etc.)
trajectory; line of fire; ballistic
zero; naught; oh; flying; leaping
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
drinking habitually; being fond of (a drink)
to take command; to give direction
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
inside (a refrigerator, warehouse, etc.)
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly