to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
taking no notice (of); thinking nothing of; disregarding; not aware of; completely ignoring; being out of consideration
I don't know ...; how about ...?; I wonder; what about ..?
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
nothing but; none other than
going into battle; departure for the front
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; unimportant person
in accordance with plans; just as planned
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
(event) planner; (event, meeting) organizer; producer
planning; devising (a plan); drafting; drawing up
tactician; schemer; intriguer; resourceful person
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
Excellent (grade); A; superiority; excellence; gentle; graceful
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
flaring up; burning hotly; flying into a rage; losing one's cool; opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes, mouth); (arch.) acting resolutely
to lose one's cool; to blow one's top; to flip one's lid; to get angry
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
detonation by contact; contact detonation; touching off (something); triggering; sparking
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
street; quarter; district; area
counter for parts, stages, installments, etc. (of a story, series, project, campaign, etc.); counter for bullets
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
curious onlookers; rubbernecks
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
to kick about; to kick around; to scatter (a crowd, the enemy, etc.); to rout
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
knowing only too well; being fully aware of
plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
before one knows it; without realizing; unawares; unnoticed