disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
starting (machine, engine, car, etc.); activation
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
outer circumference; perimeter; outskirts; periphery
counter for ships (large boats); counter for half of a pair (e.g. half of a folding screen); counter for fish, birds, arrows, etc.
anchorage; anchoring; mooring
dock; thorough physical examination
one by one; one each; one at a time
blocking (e.g. the way); obstructing; block (lump of something (usu. square), area of town, etc.); block; physical record (e.g. on magnetic tape); concrete block; blocking (from view, esp. of websites, on social media, etc.)
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
shortness of breath; panting; puffing; running out of steam (e.g. economy); losing momentum
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
replenishment; supplementation; supplement; replacement; refilling
losing everything; coming to nothing; having lost the interest and the principal
bad; poor; inferior; delinquent; hoodlum; hooligan
to kick about; to kick around; to scatter (a crowd, the enemy, etc.); to rout
power outage; electricity outage; blackout; failure of electricity supply
source of electricity; electrical power; power (button on TV, etc.)
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
flame; blaze; fire; attack; aggression
dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
sudden; unexpected; unpredictable; unforeseen
distinction; discrimination; distinguishing; discernment
to thrust away; to send flying
to drag down; to pull down; to force out (of power, office, role, etc.)
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
other side; opposite side; other party
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
chivalrous man who helps the weak and fights the strong; knight in shining armor; ruffians who act under the pretence of being chivalrous
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
(camera) shutter; shutter (for a door, window, etc.)
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
rebar; (iron) reinforcing bar; reinforcing steel; reinforced concrete
(sound of a) gunshot; (gun) report
to freeze (from fear, etc.); to be unable to move (e.g. from surprise); to be paralyzed (with horror, etc.); to cower; to shrink in on oneself