prompt; immediate; in real time
ill-preparedness; insufficient preparation; lack of preparation
tomfoolery; monkey business
common knowledge; being well-known; making (something) well-known
casually; nonchalantly; easily; without difficulty; as if nothing had happened
clan; partisans; participation (e.g. in a plot); one flavour; one charm; one ingredient (in traditional Chinese medicine)
proper; reasonable; right; appropriate
non-stop talking; speaking indiscreetly; chattering; thin; flimsy
to confess; to speak out; to disclose; to tell
to be crowded; to be packed; to be busy; to be piled up (of work); to be busy (with many things); to be packed (of one's schedule)
forbidding mentioning (something to others); imposing silence (on); ordering (someone) to keep quiet; hush money
the first to thrust a spear (at the enemy); the first to achieve fame; the first to achieve merit
to sniff out; to get wind of
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
nuisance to other people; inconvenience to others
way (of doing); manner; method
technical skill; ability; capacity
practice; experience; habituation; being used to; being comfortable with; being experienced in
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
to investigate thoroughly; to research thoroughly; to master; to understand completely
military service; serving in a war; taking part in a campaign
lethality; killing effectiveness
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
to be preeminent; to be outstanding
very rare; very unlikely (to happen); scarcely; seldom; improbable; almost never (occurring)
generation; lifetime; age
strong person; the strong; the powerful
absolute best; very finest; top-class; first-rate; elite
(spirit of) independence and self-respect
makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament
about; on; regarding; per; for every