to take (a person) unawares; to make a surprise attack
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
crawling forward (on one's stomach)
good (condition); going well; fine; smooth
stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)
abuse; ill-treatment; maltreatment; mistreatment; cruelty
non-recoverable; unrecoverable; irreparable; irreversible; irretrievable
severe (illness, disability, etc.); serious
touch; contact; contact (with people); dealings; tangency
what is called; what you call; what they call; so-called
transformer; trance (semi-conscious state); trance; trance music; trans; transgender
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
ridding oneself; freeing oneself of; growing out of; overcoming; outgrowing
material; tangible; concrete
flowering; blooming; blossoming; flowering (of a civilization, talent, etc.); blossoming; blooming
being a poor loser; unwillingness to admit defeat; sour grapes
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
victory goes to the one who makes the first move; being quick to take action leads to victory; the early bird gets the worm
training method in sports, etc. where one imagines how a scenario would play out; mental rehearsal; mental preparation; visualization (for practicing a skill in one's mind)(practising); practicing under simulated conditions (e.g. while watching a video); mental dry run
to become better; to improve
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance
lid (of a box, container, etc.); cover; cap
hand used like a sword in striking
immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay
repeated blows; striking repeatedly; barrage; consecutive hits (e.g. in boxing, baseball)
destruction; collapse; crumbling
feminine handwriting; woman's hand
numbness; going to sleep (of a limb); pins and needles
to succeed (someone); to take over from; to pick up the torch
affected part; diseased part; wound
reconstruction; reorganization; reorganisation; reconstitution; reconfiguration
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
prohibition of use (of); ban on using (something)
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
to have medicine be effective