head start; initiative; preemption
ruler; monarch; sovereign
(sound effect for) collapsing; losing strength; slumping; losing balance
to diminish (dampen) the spirit
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole
memorial service for the dead; holding a service
vengeance; revenge; retaliation
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem
amusement; diversion (to pass time); pastime; recreation
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
viewing as ...; seeing as ...; treating as ...; regarding as ...
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
about; concerning; related to; -ish
odd; strange; queer; peculiar
to ring an alarm bell; to sound a warning; to blow a whistle; to warn
archery; mapping; map; morphism
to leave a trail; to leave traces; to have a lasting effect
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
to jump up; to spring up; to move around; to bounce up and down; to pound (of one's heart, e.g. with excitement); to throb
bow and arrow; weapon; arms
out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent
carpenter's square; instigation; suggestion
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
to warm up to; to get interested in; to get excited by
this and that; this or that; one thing after another
pseudo; quasi; false; suspected (case, e.g. of disease)
inheritance; succession; accession; share-alike
lively; vigorous; energetic; full of (energy, appetite, curiosity, etc.); brimming with
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
absolute amount; absolute quantity
raging fire; conflagration
to rub against; to chafe; to quarrel
creation; formation; foundation; establishment