to disentangle; to untangle; to break up into pieces; to pick apart; to relieve; to ease
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
obstinate; inflexible; thickheaded
predecessor; pioneer; ancestor
to leave words (behind one, e.g. after death); to say (for posterity); to utter last words; to leave some things unsaid
to attack; to assault; to challenge; to take on; to be bold; to be audacious
flaunting; showing off; display (of power, wealth, etc.); ostentation
to keep a promise; to keep one's word
to wake up (someone; by calling out); to awaken; to bring back (e.g. memories); to evoke; to recall
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
embodiment; manifestation; materialization; materialisation; expression; indication
demon; devil; -crazed person; -obsessed person; dreaded; terrible
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
to crunch; to masticate; to simplify; to explain plainly
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
to tan (i.e. suntan); to burn
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
to die; to lay down life's burden
lightly; nimbly; with agility; casually; readily; regularly
union; combination; conjugation (of gametes); sexual intercourse; copulation
to blaze; to burn brightly
forever; eternally; for good; as long as one likes; indefinitely; endlessly
supply; provision; service; supply
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
one by one; one after another; successively
to join; to be put together; to combine; to unite; to fit; to close (e.g. of a wound)
(making, launching) concentrated attack (on, against)
to bark; to howl; to howl (of the wind); to roar (of the sea); to yell; to shout
to enclose (with); to surround (with); to turn (one's head, heel, etc.); to rotate; to think over; to consider
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
palm (of one's hand); skill; (in one's) grip; (under one's) control; one's (concealed) intentions; one's cards
delivering an order; dispatch of an order; messenger; orderly; runner
a few seconds; several seconds
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
straight talk; plain speaking; speaking frankly
reinforcements; reserve troops; rear guard; attacking from the rear; pincer movement from the back
same time; simultaneous; concurrent; synchronous
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)