running; gliding; first (harvest) of the season; beginning; start; kitchen sink
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
general; admiral; head; chief; old chap; mate
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
to narrow; to reduce; to contract
shaking; shake; unsettledness; instability; existence of multiple spellings, pronunciations, usages, etc. for a single word
(judo) foot technique; footwork
to practice; to practise; to train; to drill; to become practiced; to become practised
keeping oneself awake; fighting off drowsiness; method for keeping oneself awake
dilatorily; sluggishly; to take a lot of time; to become late; to take it easy
to make way for; to make room for; to get out of the way; to pave the way for; to open up opportunity
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
to Google; to search for information on the WWW
to pass; to overtake; to leave behind; to pull out; to extract; to remove
outrageous; reprehensible; rude; insolent; nefarious
succeeding; following; trailing; next
to spoil; to rot; to corrode
(one's) handling of the reins; how well one controls things
to open some distance (e.g. with other people)
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
to get the hang of; to learn the secret to
ball game (e.g. baseball, tennis, soccer)
backhand blow; backhand chop; backfist (karate)
to take part in; to be a party to; to side with; to support; to agree with
burden; load (e.g. CPU time, electricity, etc.)
to lose an easy game; to suffer an unexpected defeat; to lose information
scorn; disdain; contempt; slight
(establish) friendly (cordial) relations (with, between); (form) friendship (e.g. with a nation)
if possible; preferably; if circumstances allow
breakdown of negotiations
gunfighter (esp. in the American Old West); gunslinger; gunman
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
top of the foot; instep; dorsum of the foot; dorsum pedis
sensible; clever; smart; decent; tasteful
in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability