rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
recovery; rescue; recapture
to sweep away; to wash away; to dredge
to play a part; to get involved; to take a share; to share the burden
elimination; erasure; clearing; elimination (of variables)
process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction
surely; certainly; no doubt; indeed
gentle breeze; soft wind; breath of air; zephyr
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
tunnel; (mining) gallery; level; shaft; pit
here and there; in places
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
taking charge; management
to turn against; to become an enemy
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
fully armed; armed to the teeth
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
port (left side of vessel)
junction; crossroads; division point; parting of ways
to turn right; to turn to the right
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
article (in document); provision; stripe; streak; although; though
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
to hold a person back; to restrain; to catch in one's arms
blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)
steel cable; steel wire rope
to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)
to have no chance (of succeeding)
offensive camp; team at bat
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was