leader of a charge; first to arrive
understood; I see; OK; present; here
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
innocent look; nonchalant look; look of ignorance; air of innocence
handwriting; calligraphy specimen; example of penmanship; holograph
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
quiz; short test; mini test
to succeed; to bear fruit
to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to come loose; to come untied; to come undone; to loosen up (e.g. tension)
number one; first; best; most; game; round
to collect; to assemble; to gather
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
question collection; problem collection; problem set; workbook
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start