(it) goes without saying; needn't be said; that should rather be left unsaid
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
to succeed (in doing); to pull something off; to manage (to do a job)
shameful; disgraceful; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming; improper
in the confusion of the moment; taking advantage of the confused state of affairs
stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)
proper; reasonable; right; appropriate
number of (large) animals
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
variegated; varicoloured; varicolored; multi-coloured; multi-colored; diverse
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
matchless; unequalled; unequaled
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
difficulty; trouble; accident; disaster; fault; defect
vertical line; bar line (e.g. in music)
lapping (e.g. of waves against the shore); steadily (advancing); gradually (approaching); sufficient (of the amount of liquid needed to cover a submerged object); just enough; (arch.) speedily
eruption; volcanic eruption
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
consenting to; being convinced of; being satisfied; understanding
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
determined; strong-willed
to float in the air; to be unfinished; to be unsettled; to be undecided
slowly (of undulating waves); gently (swelling, rolling, etc.)
to jump at; to be attracted by
breaking the front line; frontal breakthrough
while alive; during one's lifetime
remote past; far ago; time immemorial
the three character styles: square and semicursive and grass
to slay; to cut down (a foe)
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
the future; future prospects
to soothe and humor (humour); to coax
currying favour; being anxious to please; bootlicker
reason; cause; circumstances