to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
returning alive; surviving; reaching the home plate
watchful waiting; careful supervision
portion; part; snapshot; glimpse
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
just one person; only one
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
sharpshooting; shooting; sniping; setting a goal and carrying it out
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
rough estimate; rough calculation; expectation; anticipation; plan
to spit out; to eject; to dump
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
to lure out of; to decoy out of; to drive to (tears, sleep, etc.); to evoke (sympathy, etc.); (arch.) to abduct; (arch.) to entice out of
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
to lure someone; to entice someone
to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to
beforehand; in advance; previously
how; in what way; by what means
unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history
gallant; brave; imposing; awe-inspiring; severe; biting
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
forcibly; against one's will
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
face with no make-up; unpainted face; true face (of a country, celebrity, etc.); real face; sober face; sobriety
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
belief; faith; conviction
headlong rush; rushing recklessly
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
to happen to have on hand or in stock
lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk