going through; going via; going by way of
extermination; expulsion; destruction
stationing (troops); occupancy
massing (of troops); gathering
railway track; railway line; railroad; railway; track; line
occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture
retreat; withdrawal; retirement
withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway
shutting oneself in (one's room, etc.); barricading oneself in (a fort, etc.) while being besieged; holing up (in a building)
the rise of the curtain; opening (of play); beginning (e.g. of an era); opening (festival, event, etc.)
raid; military attack by a mobile unit; hit-and-run attack; shortstop; short
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
entry; approach; penetration
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
low (level, value, price, etc.)
carbonic acid gas; carbon dioxide; CO2
compressed gas cylinder; aerosol spray can
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
ignoring; acting as if it is nothing
hastily made; improvised preparation
lattice; latticework; window bars; grid; grating
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
dangerous weapon; lethal weapon; deadly weapon; murder weapon
coming flying in (migratory birds, airborne sand, pollen, etc.); coming by airplane
to pierce through; to stand (of something sharp or pointy); to thrust (up)
to twist; to turn; to writhe (e.g. in pain); to twist around; to turn in one's seat
born of the same mother; kindred spirits
sympathy; agreement with; alignment; conformity; tuning
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
invisibly; secretly; privately
spewing; gushing; spouting; eruption; effusion
advance guard; vanguard; avant-garde (e.g. music)
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up