to jump over; to clear; to walk over (someone)
carriage; poise; bearing; demeanor; movement (of the body)
to astonish; to astound; to stupefy; to flabbergast; to strike a person dumb; to dumbfound
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
way out; means to escape; escape route
encirclement; encircling net; tight besiegement
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
somersault; looping-the-loop
to burst open; to pop; to split
heated argument; heated discussion; heated debate
to compete; to vie; to make fight against another (person, animal); to pit against; to debate; to argue
beach; water's edge; coastline; national border; before entering the country
to let an opportunity slip
to disperse; to take a castle
haggardness; emaciation; wasting away; being tired out; being worn out; exhaustion
plump; rotund; chubby; entirely; completely; wholly
estrangement; alienation; disaffection
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
thousands; several thousand
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
to take command; to give direction
initial response (e.g. to a crisis); action in the earliest stages; initial shock (of an earthquake); preliminary tremor
underhanded; unfair; makeshift; stopgap
very great; enormous; serious
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
having one's back to the wall; having nowhere to go; having no way out; not having another chance
presumption; assumption; estimation
to support (a theory, claim, etc.); to back up; to substantiate; to prove
component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
coming flying in (migratory birds, airborne sand, pollen, etc.); coming by airplane
to sit; to squat; to be implicated
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
(death from) starvation; starving to death
town; city; municipal; urban
to abolish; to abandon; to repeal; to dethrone; to depose