stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
all present; all concerned; all of us
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
older sister; lass; young lady
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
in this way; thus; such; uh...
family; members of a family
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
father; dad; husband; you; he
once; one time; exclusively; only; alone
moving to a different location to start a new job; (proceeding to) new appointment
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
two persons; two people; pair; couple
interview (e.g. for a job)
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
consecutive defeats; series of defeats
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
to cheer up; to liven up; to become active; to look better; to improve (in appearance); to stand out
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)