(school) period; period or division of time; time limit
throw; throwing; throwing event
surface; appearances; exterior
gunfight; exchange of shots; firefight
to go fast; to drive fast; to speed
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
cannot avoid doing; cannot help but (do); is compelled to do; (feel) obliged to (do); has to do
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
to be forestalled; to fall behind; to be one step behind
rather; sooner; preferably
influential; powerful; popular; prosperous; doing well
it's none of your business; it's not your concern
order of arrival; first-come-first-served basis
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
having no idea; having no clue
smelling burnt; smelling scorched; smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; suspicious; dubious
parting; separation; farewell
(pilot or driver's) seat; cockpit
military strength; military personnel
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
to be forward; to be impertinent
sticky; syrupy; weakly (of a flame); gently (e.g. boil); dozing off; napping
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
to take the initiative; to forestall; to beat to the punch
to be suspicious of (someone's motives); to suspect (that)
complication; intricacy; involution; to become complicated; to get entangled
to be curious; to wonder; to marvel