to take the lead; to lead a group; to be in the vanguard
wooden figure; wooden doll; puppet; blockhead; good-for-nothing; fool
to do oneself; to do by oneself; to start work (on); to commence
after having come this far; now that we've come this far
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
outside the boat (ship, spaceship, etc.); outboard; extravehicular
hidden reserves of strength; latent energy; potentiality; real strength
baldness; bald head; bald person; baldy; idiot; moron
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
conference; consultation; discussion; negotiation
with a bump; with a clunk; yelp (e.g. of a fox); bark; howl
situation; outlook; one's allegiance; affiliation; position
special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity
going side-by-side; going abreast; running concurrently; occurring at the same time; keeping pace with
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
concept; general idea; notion; intention; aim; design
inevitable; inescapable; unavoidable
to consider; to eye the possibility (of); to bring into view
to tower above; to stand out
cavalry; mobility; maneuverability
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
superiority; predominance
chewiness; firmness; feel of food while being chewed; challenge (e.g. work, book); toughness
violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism
to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to make a mess of
sprinkling water over; irrigating
one jump; one flight; (at) once; (in) one stroke
to knock (a person) off his feet; to hit (something) hard; to send (someone) flying