calm; composed; leisurely
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on
free and easy; open-hearted; relaxed; not fussy; frank
one swing; one shake (e.g. of pepper); one sword
on that occasion; at that time
wall of people; crowd of people lined up (e.g. spectators); throng of people
to cut off; to cut up; to tear to pieces
repeatedly; over and over again; several layers deep; layer upon layer; row upon row
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to trample; to crush underfoot
travelling on foot; traveling on foot; travelling all over
scarecrow; figurehead; dummy
to make up the number; to have a complete set of
heavy machinery; heavy equipment; heavy machine gun
carapace; shell; 1st in rank; grade A; instep; back of hand
tank (military vehicle); chariot
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
office (e.g. the Oval Office)
performance of one's official duties
to do nothing but; to spend all one's time doing
countries all over the world; all the countries of the world
government; administration
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
speculation; thinking; meditation
(United States of) America; USA; US
chief; main; principal; major
advanced; developed; seniority; senior; superior
various countries; various regions; various provinces
maintaining the status quo
war; fighting; fierce competition