for dear life; barely escaping alive
escape; break-out; prolapse; proptosis
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
offensive (movement); aggression
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
peacetime; time of peace; ordinary times; normal times
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
wherein; therein; thereinto
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
to butt into a conversation (from someone uninvolved)
all over the country; everywhere in the country; throughout the nation
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
destructive blast; blowing up; explosion
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
de- (indicating reversal, removal, etc.); post-
to count on one's fingers; to count down the days (in anticipation); to look forward to
nine times; twisting around many times
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
four times (as much); quadruple; fourfold
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded
double; twice (as much); twofold
reinforcement; augmentation; strengthening; increase; buildup
ecdysis; shedding (of skin); sloughing; freeing oneself; breaking with (convention, etc.)
number of times; frequency; count
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
index; indices; indicator
straightforwardly; readily; without hesitation
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
to stare back at; to look back at
bridge building; mediation; go-between; intermediary; (through the) good offices (of someone)
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most