appointed day of delivery; time for payment
to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite
assistance payment; subsidiary aid
to use up; to exhaust; to wear out
assistance; support; subsidy; supplement; auxiliary; subsidiary
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
deposit; earnest payment; earnest money
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)
to make an appeal for contributions; to collect donations
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
practice (as opposed to theory); actual practice; actual site; (at) the scene; (on) the spot
donation; contribution; endowment
now that you say that; now that you mention it
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
no!; no no!; no, not at all
to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively
information leak; data breach
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
glaringly; dazzlingly; blazingly
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
so; like this; in this way
to glare at each other; to confront each other
plausible; believable; solemn; dignified; serious
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage