selection; choice; picking out
promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
one's own discretion (idea, responsibility)
residence; abode; dwelling
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
advance party; advance team; advance group; vanguard unit
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
occupation (e.g. of territory); exclusive possession
blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)
stronghold; citadel; headquarters
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
to be mixed up with; to have a connection with (a troublesome matter); to be a stickler about; to be finicky about (some triviality); to take part (in some work); to hang about
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
threat; intimidation; menace
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
especially; above all; inter alia; among others
semi-darkness; dim light; poor light; dusk; twilight
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
hostile party; enemy side
commander; commanding officer; CO
intimacy; closeness; close relative; pro- (e.g. pro-American)
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
to raise (usu. one's shoulders, with a jaunty, swaggering effect)
extremely rude (impertinent, impolite)
big mouth; mouth opened wide; boastful speech; tall talk; large amount; large quantity
haste; hurry; expedition; speed; dispatch