to precede; to forestall; to anticipate
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
such; like that; in that way
to be visible to; to be seen by; to meet one's eyes
fortress; stronghold; citadel
suicide attack; kamikaze attack
to be lacking in options; to be too few
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
being outnumbered (e.g. in a military context)
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore someone's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
general; popular; common; typical
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
planning; devising (a plan); drafting; drawing up
careful; elaborate; scrupulous
solid; strong; sturdy; durable; stout
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
to be hesitant; to feel timid
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
tremendous; immense; enormous; colossal; stupendous; huge
meanwhile; in the meantime
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
to attract (to oneself, e.g. with bait or light); to draw close; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion; to convulse
to use abusive language; to curse; to call someone names
reins; bridle; control; the reins (on)
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)
cold; chill; cold weather; cold wave; cold air
to push back; to press back; to force back; to (refuse and) return (something); to give back
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
freezing (e.g. water); freezing (prices, wages, assets, etc.); moratorium; suspension (e.g. investment)
cool; chilly; feeling nice and cold
to freeze (to something); to be frozen (to); to freeze hard; to freeze completely
exhilarating; thrilling; intensely pleasurable
loud laughter (esp. by a group of people); roar of laughter; raucous laughter