situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
to sniff out; to get wind of
choices; alternatives; options
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
starting in advance; starting first; going first; starting (in team sports)
return; coming back; second coming (e.g. of Christ); second advent; reincarnation
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
pursuer; pursuing party; posse
Chinese "star" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); Singapore
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
completely; thoroughly; horribly; without exception; until there's no untouched (undamaged) part
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
remote region; frontier (district); border(land)
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
to forestall; to beat to the punch; to anticipate; to play the first move (e.g. in go)
shah; former ruler of Iran
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
high spirits; gleeful mood
brave; valiant; gallant; stirring; vigorous; rousing
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")
to beat; to attack (an enemy); to do away with; to finish off
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
to experience chest pain; to have a pain in one's chest; to feel sick at heart; to have one's heart ache; to be anguished
to be able to eat; to be able to swallow
staying up all night; all-night vigil
so-and-so; who?; which people?
here and there; everywhere
to begin to appear; to begin to come in
small quantity; small amount; narrowmindedness
mead; honey wine; ambrosia; nectar of the gods
to go to bed; to go to sleep; to fall asleep; to be laid up (with a cold); to be ill in bed