stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)
self-satisfied look; triumphant expression
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
ownership; dominion; ownership rights; proprietorship; property rights
infringement; violation; invasion; encroachment; trespass
one's house; one's home; one's family
to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family); (arch.) to have sexual intercourse
to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)
bachelorhood; spinsterhood; celibacy; living apart from one's family; living alone; person who lives alone
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
quiet; still; surreptitious
hostility; animosity; enmity
calculation; self-interest; selfishness
clearing one's throat; cough
to snarl (at each other); to growl (angrily); to quarrel; to fight; to argue
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
to discuss; to talk together
certain; one; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
adultery; immorality; impropriety; (an) affair
godsend; lifesaver; timely offer; windfall
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
fixed date; appointed day
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
near oneself; close to one; familiar
to snap one's fingers; to pop one's fingers; to crack one's knuckles
round-up (e.g. of criminals); wholesale arrest; catching the whole herd with one throw
society; public; community; social studies
breach of faith; breach of trust; act of disloyalty
unhurt; uninjured; flawless (e.g. gem); unblemished; spotless (e.g. reputation); faultless (e.g. performance)
besides; furthermore; on top of that; and yet; nevertheless; even so
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
our country; our land; one's own country
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
to settle (in a place); to settle down
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency