to take the initiative; to forestall; to beat to the punch
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
touch; contact; contact (with people); dealings; tangency
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
soon; shortly; before long
understanding person; supporter
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
drama queen; (lit.) tragic heroine
notification; official notice; directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration); being well versed (in); being proficient (in)
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
combination; union; combined; joint; congruence
to hit (e.g. with a car); to knock down; to reject; to eliminate; to refuse (e.g. a request); to deny; to flip
one's first campaign; one's first battle
hostility; antagonism; opposition
contempt; scorn; disdain; despising; looking down on; slighting
to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline
to pay back a debt; to have one's revenge; to settle a score; to get back at someone
late at night; small hours of the morning
plural; multiple; plural (number)
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
complacency about peace; naive belief in continued peace; ignorance of global conflict
heave-ho; oops; yes; yeah
black; black stone; guilt; guilty person
one color; one kind; one tendency; being the sole mood, sentiment, focus of attention, etc.
key; lock; key (to a problem, success, etc.); clue
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
to stand (something) up; to put upright; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to let out; to raise (a cloud of dust, smoke, etc.)
to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
to start making a noise; to start making an uproar; to go berserk
diversion; distraction; feint
crude; rough; plain; careless; disrespectful; without proper care
shape; form; appearance; style; state; situation
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at); to be intimidated; to feel daunted
death penalty; capital punishment
goody goody; goody two-shoes; teacher's pet
justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation