to be forestalled; to fall behind; to be one step behind
enemy movements; enemy's position
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
searching for the culprit; trying to find out who did something
great difference; major mistake
to feel like an idiot; to make a fool of yourself
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
to get the short end of the stick; to get the bad end of a bargain
desire to act only in one's self-interest; selfish desires
short end of the stick; short straw; unlucky number; blank; bad bargain
decision; determination; resolution
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
tearing; ripping; crunching; munching; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
absent-mindedly; vacantly; idly; in a whisper
to give one's name; to introduce oneself; to announce one's candidacy
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
due form; official; formality
(talent) scout; recruiter; scouting; headhunting; Boy Scouts; Girl Scouts
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying; heating; tempering; -ware
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
dispersal; evacuation; removal; spreading out (troops); deployment
day and night; around the clock
closure (of a ceremony, event, meeting, etc.)
division (of a larger group); branch; field; class (subclass); group; category
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
existence; being; survival; to exist; to live; to survive
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake