promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
boss; leader; head; boss (difficult enemy, usu. at the end of a section or level)
supervised; under surveillance
to forestall; to beat to the punch; to anticipate; to play the first move (e.g. in go)
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
to be in danger of; to be liable to
speaker; narrator; speaker (of a language)
flair; flash; insight; flash (of inspiration, wit, etc.); waving (e.g. of a flag in the wind)
ability to take action; ability to take initiatives; energy; dynamism; drive
inquisitive mind; spirit of inquiry; spirit of enquiry
surroundings; environs; circumference
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut
(talent) scout; recruiter; scouting; headhunting; Boy Scouts; Girl Scouts
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
to hide; to keep to oneself
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
somewhere to go; place to go
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
mass; mass (media, production, etc.); masturbation
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
Island; insula; island; islet