to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
to drift (to); to be washed ashore
stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
lottery; lot; raffle; draw
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
to take the initiative; to forestall; to beat to the punch
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
proud; boastful; bragging; conceited
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
forget it; forget what I just said; scratch that; check that
one's turn for doing the sweeping (cleaning)
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
before; previously; ahead; Pardon me for leaving (before you)
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
again (and again); once again; yet again; (there you go) again
to take to task; to take it out on
adaptation; accommodation; conforming; acclimatization; acclimatisation
anyway; by the way; incidentally; well; to change the subject
SM; S&M; sado-masochism; shopping mall
research division; research club (e.g. at school, university)
suspicious; dubious; unreliable; indecent; unseemly
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)
to look around; to survey
to make an appeal; to urge
five times (as much); quintuple; fivefold