retry; another try; another go
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
memory-making; making memories
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
application; subscription; entry (competition, raffle, etc.); enlistment
then; and (then); in that case; if so
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
feigned tears; crocodile tears
to accept someone's challenge; to take up the gauntlet
I thought so; I suspected as much; just as I thought; now you're talking; that's the spirit
leopard (Panthera pardus)
licking one's lips (at the sight of appetizing food); licking one's lips (in anticipation); waiting eagerly (for); salivating (e.g. at the thought)
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full; at a maximum
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); urine; piss; elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name)
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
Her Majesty the Queen; mistress (in S&M); dominatrix
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
invisibly; secretly; privately
to hide; to conceal oneself; to disappear (behind); to be hidden (by); to live in seclusion; to retire (from the world)
to prostrate oneself (before)
hedgehog (any mammal of family Erinaceidae)
power of femininity; woman's level of motivation in fashion, makeup, taste in clothes, etc.; girliness (as a positive quality)
breath; breathing; concord; harmony; steam (coming off hot food, tea, etc.); (water) vapor
bombshell announcement; bombshell statement
rag; old cloth; tattered clothes; ragged clothes; fault (one is trying to hide); defect
eagerness; enthusiasm; fervor; excitement; fighting spirit; fighting mood
to be gouged; to be hollowed; to become hollow
practice; experience; habituation; being used to; being comfortable with; being experienced in
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
shameful; disgraceful; unsightly; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming
to hold a grudge; to hold something against someone
flowers in full bloom; time of year in which flowers are in full bloom; the age at which someone (esp. a woman) is at the peak of their beauty; booming or peaking (in popularity)
hot (to the touch); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense