no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
stout-hearted; firm; courageous; brave; tough
to be wet; to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
to ring an alarm bell; to sound a warning; to blow a whistle; to warn
to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
one may well say so, but ...; even more than
regret; repentance; remorse
to be able to manage somehow or another
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
to the best of one's meager ability; the little help one can be; though my help might not be worth much
to look through; to hold up to the light; to make an opening; to leave space; to fart without making a sound
guidance; leadership; leading the way
fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
of course; certainly; naturally
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
failure; defeat; mistake; unconsciousness
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
opening (a door, window, etc.); leaving open; opening up (e.g. to the public); allowing (public) access
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
to be profitable; to yield a profit
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
advance party; advance team; advance group; vanguard unit
to chase about; to hang on; to drive hard
for dear life; barely escaping alive
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
being greatly in the red; taking a big loss; heavy deficit
to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
mark; symbol; to mark; to put a mark on; trademark; paying attention to; focusing on
site; point on a map; spot
series of battles; successive battles
to take over; to hand over
to get information out of a person; to begin listening