stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)
rapidly (e.g. progress, moving forward); growing visibly; quickly; steadily; by leaps and bounds
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
narrow; thin (sized); slender
woman; female; feminine gender
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
lucky; nice!; score!; bingo!
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
calamity; disaster; misfortune
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
curse; spell; malediction
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
sorry; excuse me; thank you
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
older brother; elder brother
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
please (give me); please (do for me)
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind