I; me; myself; (arch.) we; (arch.) us; (arch.) ourselves
crossing; intersection; (genetic) crossing over
first come, first served; the early bird catches the worm
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
to begin grandly; to start with a bang; to make a spectacular beginning; (lit.) to throw open the curtains
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
to hold back others from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle
assertion; declaration; affirmation
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
to strike dead; to beat to death
beyond that point; after that
to pick out; to single out; to select; to extract; to draw out; to pull out
lightly; easily; carelessly
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
not bad; not half bad; pretty good
golden; gold-colored; gold-coloured; honey-colour
military sword; saber; sabre
to mow; to reap; to harvest
nonsense; silly talk; drivel; rubbish
to say; to spatter; to prate; to prattle; to babble
following (e.g. someone's opinion); being servile to; adherence; compliance; emulation; mimicking
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
freely; frankly; without reserve
to kick about; to kick around; to scatter (a crowd, the enemy, etc.); to rout
nearing the enemy; coming into contact with the enemy
metallic lustre; metallic luster
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
short and stout; small but wide around
smart (clothing, etc.); stylish; slim; slender; skilful; slick
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)