stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
breeding; multiplication; increase; propagation; reproduction
to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) somebody down (esp. with sexual connotations)
jacket; book jacket; dust cover; CD jacket; record jacket
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
belt (waist, seat, etc.); strap; belt; zone; drive belt; machine belt
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
to strip someone; to help someone remove (clothes)
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
even more; still more; further
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
trade; buying and selling; trafficking (e.g. of humans, arms, drugs); dealing
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
to surround; to encircle; to enclose
to mask; to cover; to cloak; to hide; to conceal
swaying (only once, in a large, slow motion); relaxedly
captive; prisoner; victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten
how; in what way; how about
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to overdo; to go to excess; to indulge; to act licentiously
resistance (e.g. to antibiotics); tolerance (e.g. drug tolerance)
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
to cross one's mind; to occur to one; to flash into one's head
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)