stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)
to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak
arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
suddenly in a bad mood; in a huff; abruptly; suddenly; unexpectedly
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
sobriety; soberness; sober face
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap
negative; passive; half-hearted; unmotivated
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
to overestimate (someone); to overrate; to think too highly of; to make too much of; to give (someone) too much credit
person of lofty virtue; man of noble character; perfect person; saint
suspicion (of others); jealousy
to press a question; to cross-examine
temporary; provisional; interim; special; extraordinary; extra
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
unity; consolidation; uniformity; unification; compatible
happi coat; happy coat; workman's livery coat; traditional Japanese straight-sleeved coat
several; various; divergent; conflicting; different; diverse
set; suit; uniform collection; entirely; all; every one
close fitting trousers; working trousers; long johns; long underpants
to wear (clothes) stylishly; to dress oneself stylishly
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
to fight against; to oppose; to face
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
quickly; briefly; rashly; carelessly; (flowing) in trickles
nape (of the neck); nucha
Japanese clothing; being dressed in a kimono; Japanese-style bookbinding
gazing at; staring at fixedly; eyeballing; glaring; giving a hard look
holy mother; birth mother of a holy man (or woman); Virgin Mary
permission; allowance; acceptance; tolerance; pardon
curve; turn; curveball; curve ball; (wine) cellar
valley; ravine; cleavage (breasts); slum