pioneer; leader; taking the initiative; leading an attack; charging ahead of others (towards the enemy)
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
to get off one's backside; to bestir oneself
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
I told you so; you see that?
courage; ardour; high spirits
one's own faction (of a party)
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
even though it is not; despite not
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
opportunity; chance; time; occasion
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
uncertainty; insecurity; inconstancy; indefinite; undecided
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
rash; thoughtless; imprudent; careless; frivolous
conspirators; faction; cabal; clique
curiously; curiously enough; oddly enough; to the point of being mysterious; to the extent of being strange
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
self-restraint; voluntary restraint; self-imposed control; self-discipline
out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent
place; room; margin; scope
with a click; with a snap
to grow angry; to display one's anger
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
to discuss; to talk about; to argue; to dispute; to take into consideration; to make an issue of
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to fail to ...; to miss one's opportunity to ...
single word; a few words; brief comment
to help; to save; to rescue
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
to cause trouble (for); to have a harmful effect (on); to involve (someone) in trouble
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
situation; outlook; one's allegiance; affiliation; position
without; unless; have to do
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
to help each other; to cooperate
while; even though; despite
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
concession; conciliation; compromise
speedy; as rapid as possible; as soon as possible
off-shoot; noble (family) sibling