advance party; advance team; advance group; vanguard unit
sharp increase; sudden rise
stopgap measure; quick-fix solution
concealment; suppression; hiding
powerful medicine; strong poison
hostile party; enemy side
extermination; annihilation
vanguard; advance-guard point; advance detachment; vanguard; pioneer; avant-garde
to give directions; to issue instructions
to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
light (color, colour, taste); simple; plain; frank; candid; ingenuous
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
looking on; remaining a spectator
assistance; backing; reinforcements
to leave (someone) alone; to leave to oneself; to leave (someone) be
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
decision; determination; resolution
decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon
location (of something); whereabouts; hiding place
diversion (action meant to attract attention away from the real objective); feint
natural calamity; disaster
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
intricate workmanship; delicate handiwork; cheap trick; petty trick; obvious stratagem
region; limits; stage; level
thought experiment; gedankenexperiment
fast-talking; rapid talking
licking one's lips; licking one's chops
in an instant; in a flash; right away; immediately
to attract someone's attention; to arouse someone's interest; to sound someone out; to try to find out someone's true feelings; to (discreetly) probe someone's thoughts
to draw (a bow) to the limit; to pull tight; to squeeze tight; to strain (voice)
(direct) hit; hitting the mark
trembling (with fear, anger, etc.); shivering (with cold); shaking; quivering
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)