to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
modus operandi; criminal technique; trick
determined spirit; unyielding spirit; will
hating to lose; unyielding; unbending; competitive; sore loser; determined
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
purpose; utility; objective; way to use something
useful thing; usable article; present; gift
to outwit; to outsmart; to counterplot; to pierce something all the way through
touché; you've got me there
bold; daring; dauntless; intrepid; stout-hearted
going around in circles; circling a temple; roll-call vote
to march (someone) off (e.g. to the police station); to lead away; to take away
shelving (a matter, plan, etc.); pigeonholing; tabling; keeping (goods) off the market (to adjust the supply-demand balance)
to attract notice; to catch the eye; to stand out
to make a slip of the tongue; to say something inadvertently; to blurt out without thinking
sudden and unexpected; coming out of nowhere; out of the blue
heavy work; manual labour; feat of strength
taking a lecture; attending a class; taking a course
timidly; nervously; hesitantly; trembling (with fear); fearfully; anxiously
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
excuse; explanation; justification; defense; defence
suddenly in a bad mood; in a huff; abruptly; suddenly; unexpectedly
setting the table; laying the table; setting up; getting one's ducks in a row; running interference
indecisively; hesitantly; irresolutely; wishy-washily
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
incompetence; laziness; worthlessness; good-for-nothing; loser; weakling
to speed; to tear away; to skip over (e.g. pages)
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
attempt; trial; experiment; endeavour (endeavor); effort; venture
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
comfort; consolation; diversion
encouragement; cheering on
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
to grow older (than expected); to advance in age
searching for someone; search for a missing person; searching for a (job) candidate; recruitment; scouting