early dawn; grey of morning; gray of morning
in turns; in series; in order; by rotation
trailing; chasing after; imitation; imitating; clinginess (in babies, toddlers)
behind with everything; too late; reactive
losing a battle; lost battle; battle one cannot win; battle one is doomed to lose
making oneself conspicuous; pressing one's own cause
cleaning up (enemy remnants); sweeping clean (of opponents); mopping up
distinctive; characteristic
to stop communicating; to never be heard from again; to disappear; to go missing
haughty; arrogant; insolent; presumptuous
pet dog; beloved dog; love of dogs; fondness for dogs
loss; waste (e.g. of time); feeling of loss; Los Angeles; L.A.
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
to hurt; to smart; to sting
thirst for blood; bloodlust; determination to kill
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance
shabby; dull; cheap; lackluster; uninspiring; depressing
to refuse to compromise (on quality, etc.); to be fastidious about doing things the right way through to the end
two places; two spots; two locations; two parts; two passages
to go too far; to go to excess; to carry too far
(degree of) risk; riskiness; danger
planning; plan; project; arrangements
waste thread; lint; fluff
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
root (of a plant); stump (of a tree); root (of a problem, etc.); base
in some way; somehow or other; somewhere or other
to crawl out of; to creep out of
immediately; right away; at once; easily; readily
nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin
division into equal parts; equal parts
lighthouse; old-fashioned interior light fixture comprising a wooden pole with an oil-filled dish and a wick atop it
agreement; concurrence; conformance; compliance
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)