pioneer; trailblazer; leader; groundbreaker; pathfinder; forerunner
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
each time it happens; at all such times
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
chicken; coward; scaredy-cat; chicken
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
trembling with fear; filled with trepidation
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
(emotional) tension; anxiety; (highness of) spirits; (good) mood; tension; tensile strength
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
plan; device; idea; design; contrivance; conception
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
to clear; to make clear; to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to look demure; to look prim
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
boomerang; swim briefs; Speedos
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
to forget oneself; to lose control of oneself
look who's talking; I don't want to hear it from you; are you in any position to say that?
as much as possible; as far as possible; whenever possible; if (at all) possible
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
to get into a fight; to take up the gauntlet; to accept a challenge
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed
being fond of children; person fond of children
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon