making a person, pet, etc. wait (before being permitted to do something); postponement; putting on hold
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
successful execution; accomplishment; completion; fulfillment; carrying through
obligation; duty; charge; responsibility
quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift
to give one's life (e.g. in battle); to devote one's life (e.g. to a cause)
information; news; report; reward; retribution
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
logistical support; combat service support
to kill (with a weapon); to defeat an opponent; to get someone out; to arrest; to take prisoner
starting in advance; starting first; going first; starting (in team sports)
bog; marsh; swamp; quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio
running at full speed; going as fast as one can go
to change places; to relieve one another; to replace someone
ceremony; matter; affair; with regard to; as for
bad job; poor workmanship; bungle
a head (e.g. taller or shorter); noticeable difference (in competitors' results)
four man group; quartet; the Gang of Four
uncharacteristic; unbefitting; unworthy (of)
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
to dress stylishly; to joke; to play on words
about when; about what time; how soon
once in a lifetime; the first and last occurrence (event, experience) of one's lifetime
madly in love; completely charmed (by); from the heart; entirely; (arch.) bottom of one's heart
reservation; putting on hold; deferment
splish-splash; with a splash
cheek rouge; blusher; blush
freckles; buckwheat chaff
looking great with makeup
mending; repair; darning; patching up
great fool; utter fool; complete idiot; absolute moron
attachment (to); tenacity of purpose
to attract someone with food