to watch for an unguarded moment
failing to properly evaluate the (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the cause for the end; mistaking the insignificant for the essential; getting one's priorities backwards
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
hiding; concealing; being hidden; pocket
snakelike; snaky; serpentine
to go first; to take the lead; to lead the way
occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture
(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat
doing together (as equals); sharing; common (land, etc.); joint (statement, etc.); cooperation; co-operation
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official
rapid development; rapid unfolding
otherwise; if not; or else
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
opposite side; opposition
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
calamity; disaster; misfortune
opening and shutting; opening and closing
to feel giddy; to totter; to be unfixed (emotions, beliefs, etc.); to waver; to wander aimlessly; to loiter
thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
to smile (at); to grin (at)
to take advantage of one's carelessness; to perform a surprise attack
shrill voice; piercing cry; shriek; scream
to rush into; to surge into; to crowd into
to pop off; to pop out; to fly off; to shoot off; to burst open
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
admission; incorporation; enlistment; enrollment
admiration; appreciation; enjoyment; viewing (for pleasure)
capsicum (Capsicum annuum, esp. the cultivated chili peppers); chili pepper (chile, chilli); cayenne; shichimi pepper
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily