being good at cooking; good cook
campground; campsite; camping-ground
basics; rudiments; elements; ABCs of ...
halo; aureole; aureola; halo (optical phenomenon); glory
diversion; putting something to another use
team competition; team game
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
(a) step ahead; (a) jump ahead
color scheme; colour scheme
to feel hungry; to get hungry
time trial; time attack; race against the clock; speedrun
to pass the peak (of something); to get through the most difficult part; to be over the worst (e.g. an illness); to cross a pass
bondage (esp. in sexual play); rope bondage; self-imposed challenge (esp. in games); playing a game with extra or new restrictions
tool (esp. software, etc.); tour (e.g. Tour de France)
experimental; provisional
claws and fangs; claws and tusks; clutches; devious design; pawn; stooge
another name; nickname; alias; synonym (taxonomy)
nickname; alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; other name
floating and sinking; rise and fall; ebb and flow; ups and downs
aegis (mythical shield); Aegis (system); Aegis (missile guidance system)
superior; first-class; excellent; (that's) just fine!; bring it on!
question; question (mark)
odds and ends; all; every
barrier; obstacle; difficulty; hurdle; deadlock
globe-trotting; traveling (around) the world
a blink of time; (lit.) the time it takes to say "Ah!"
club activities; extracurricular activities
association; link; connection; pledge (esp. for marriage); promise
(somebody else's) parents; both parents
vanishing behind the clouds (e.g. of the moon); vanishing; suddenly disappearing; going into hiding
having gone too far to turn back