honest; upright; cleanhanded; unselfish
to decline (of morals, character, etc.); to become vulgar (e.g. of a conversation); to stoop (to); to be ruined; to go under; to fall (into hell)
(religious) precept; discipline; commandment; mitzvah
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
(security) guard; caretaker; janitor; doorkeeper; gatekeeper
unfathomable; inestimable; immeasurable
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
to clamour; to crowd; to jostle
departure (of a boat, plane); setting sail; leaving port; putting out to sea; takeoff
consideration (for); thoughtfulness; solicitude; care; watchfulness; concern
may ... be with you; may there be ...
to shake; to swing; to sway; to shock
unevenness (of colour, paint, etc.); irregularity; unevenness (of quality, results, behaviour, etc.); inconsistency; fickleness; capriciousness
organization; organisation; forming
the front (of a battlefield); forefront
to act hastily in pursuit of glory; to hasten after success; to be too eager to succeed
reckless; daredevil; frantic; foolhardy
to move back; to draw back; to lessen; to subside; to resign; to retire
running (for election); coming forward as a candidate; going on horseback (to a battle); going in person; (arch.) letting out a horse; (arch.) taking out a horse
to warm up to; to become enthusiastic about; to be elated
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
to run down (stairs, etc.)
horsemanship; equestrian art; (art of) riding
straggling; falling behind; being left behind; falling behind the ranks; falling out of line
pike (freshwater fish, Esox sp.)
to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn
easily; readily; with ease; without trouble
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
breakthrough (research, etc.); breach; opening
scattered; separated; dispersed
protracted war; war of attrition
long-established; old-established; traditional
fleeing from one's country; seeking asylum; defection; emigration (for political reasons); (going into) exile; becoming a (political) refugee
to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at
to shut oneself in (one's house, room, etc.); to confine oneself (to); to barricade oneself (in a building); to entrench oneself; to hole up
elimination (of a person, group, etc.); killing off; denial (of an opinion, fact, etc.); ignoring; erasure (of writing); rubbing out
overconfident; presumptuous