stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)
to tattle; to tell on; to inform a superior of someone's actions
around the clock; day and night
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
permanent stationing; staying permanently; resident (program, file, etc.)
in turns; in series; in number order; by rotation
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
staying the night; lodging (at)
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to beat to death; to kill
sticking; clinging; with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard; all over; thickly
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
star (cinema, sports, etc.); celebrity; star symbol; asterisk; (celestial) star
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
someone who gets in the way without serving any useful purpose; fly in the ointment; buttinsky; third wheel
being driven into a corner; having no way out; being caught between a rock and a hard place
greeting; a fine thing to say
normalcy; normality; normal
(parasitic) host; landlord; innkeeper
power; authority; jurisdiction
to leave as is; to let alone; to disregard
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
free (of restraint, controls, etc.); free (of cost); freelance; one-size
unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
being a poor loser; unwillingness to admit defeat; sour grapes
first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag
to glare at each other; to confront each other
to sheathe one's sword; to lay down arms; to bury the hatchet
infinity; infinitude; eternity; infinite; limitless
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
balcony; veranda; verandah; porch
to go along; to walk along; to follow
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment