head start; initiative; preemption
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
hills and fields; countryside
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that