party; gang; company; squad
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
the aforementioned; the said; (man, incident, etc.) in question; the usual
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
early (days); initial stage; initial
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
vine; bine; bow; temple arm; connections; contacts
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
special; particular; peculiar; unique
stranger; person from abroad
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
drying up; running dry; running out; being exhausted; being drained
even if; (it doesn't matter) whether (A or B or ...); whatever; should
to quicken one's pace (steps)
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
to be noisy (e.g. from people talking); to be discomposed (e.g. feelings)
to show up; to appear; to turn up
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
feeling; mood; disposition; mental attitude; somewhat; slightly
ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris
to bend; to warp; to lose heart
descent; fall; drop; decline; downturn; subsidence
offset; offsetting each other; cancelling each other out; set-off; setoff
cave-in; collapse; sinking; depression (e.g. of the skull); subsidence
atmospheric current; air current; airflow
to roll up; to be rolled up
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected