to praise extravagantly; to lionize; to lionise; to make much of
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
(sense of) rivalry; competitiveness
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
at first; at the outset; to begin with; as a first step
that day; the very same day
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
state-of-the-art; cutting-edge
character; personality; (fictional) character; letter; character
scrawl; scribble; graffiti; doodle
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
active; dynamic; energetic
ago; since; before; previous
to lay in stock; to replenish stock; to procure; to learn; to find out; to take in
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
firing; shooting; fire; gunshot; marksmanship
making use of; application; practical use; operation; handling; steering (esp. a boat)
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
training; drill; practice; discipline
one's own style; self-taught manner
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
planning; devising (a plan); drafting; drawing up
second day of the month; two days
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
(for) self-defense; (for) self-protection
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
tranquilizer gun; tranquiliser gun
rucksack; knapsack; backpack
to put away; to stow away; to tuck away; to hoard
middle of the night; dead of night
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
by myself; in person; by oneself
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...