to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
uncommon; rare; extraordinary; matchless
tactician; schemer; intriguer; resourceful person
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
to value; to prize; to honor; to respect
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
to approach; to draw near
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
cold; frigid; bracing; dignified
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
to go along; to walk along; to follow
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
being alone; solitude; loneliness; orphan
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
villain; baddie; the villain's part
very young; little; childish; immature
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
empty lot; vacant plot of land
ho-ho-ho (e.g. Santa Claus)
to mend; to patch up; to fix (hair, clothes, appearance, etc.); to adjust; to keep up appearances; to cover up (e.g. a mistake)
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
modus operandi; criminal technique; trick
one's younger days; when one was young
spreading around (news, etc.); talking about widely; noising about; circulating
clearing out people (from room, etc.); ordering people to leave
trying to think of a way (to); devising means (to); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
trembling; shivering; jiggling; wobbling; bouncing
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
to burst open; to pop; to split
coquettish voice; flirtatious voice