stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
this for sure; certainly is
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; disappointed
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
feeling; sense; impression
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
one by one; one at a time; in turn
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
surname; family name; last name
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
degree of familiarity; popularity
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
annual (plant); first-year student
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
to keep (something) a secret; to keep hidden (for ever); to continue to conceal
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
to give a warning; to remind (a person) of