to pant (while rushing); to gasp; to puff and blow
stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
to run around; to bustle about
to be infatuated (with); to be hooked (on); to lose one's heart (on)
normal; usual; ordinary; everyday
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
to fall into disgrace with; to incur someone's displeasure
to cut corners; to be shoddy
to coquet (of a woman); to entice a customer (of a prostitute); to flatter; to butter up
outside congress; non-parliamentary; non-hospital (e.g. dispensary, pharmacy, treatment); outside a hospital
ethics; ethical viewpoint; moral value; sense of duty; sense of ethics
to catch the eye; to attract attention
it's best to; it's safest to; there's nothing better than
arrival of goods; goods received
counter for buildings (esp. houses); suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.
300; three hundred; 300 mon; trifling amount; shyster
word of mouth; comments written online (about a product, service, etc.); online reviews
four times (as much); quadruple; fourfold
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
splash; spray; chance blow; by-blow; getting dragged into (a quarrel, etc.)
to turn out just as one wished; to play into the hands (of)
to stir up; to instigate (somebody to do something); to agitate; to foment
to look daggers at someone; to be angry
constancy; integrity; fidelity; principle; faithfulness; honor
hateful; detestable; loathsome
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
to raise oneself up to one's full height; to strike a daunting pose
every street corner; every crossing
to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles
innocent look; nonchalant look; look of ignorance; air of innocence
to tuck one's tail between one's legs; to admit defeat; to turn tail (and run)
to escape; to make one's getaway; to manage to get away
to feel ashamed; to be abashed