victory goes to the one who makes the first move; being quick to take action leads to victory; the early bird gets the worm
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
condensation (of ideas, emotions, etc.); condensation (of a vapour or gas)
concentration of mind; mental concentration (on some task)
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
summoning circle; magic circle (esp. in fictional settings); magic square
third day of the month; three days
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
to unfold; to unroll; to open
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
sideslip; skid; shifting to another post (at the same level); sideways move (at a company); sliding sideways down a slope (skiing)
contest decided by a single round (bout); contest decided by a single roll of dice; one-shot game (contest); make-or-break game
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
to join forces; to cooperate
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
to add (numbers); to add (something); to top up (with something); to take care of (e.g. one's business)
expression; presentation; representation; notation
personal; individual; private
with a single flash of light; glitteringly; sparklingly; twinklingly
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
electricity; (electric) light
transmission; propagation; spread
round-up (e.g. of criminals); wholesale arrest; catching the whole herd with one throw
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
the same rank; equality; apposition
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that