leading group (of runners in a marathon, etc.); leading pack
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
ambush; troops in ambush; unexpected opposition; unexpected obstacle
thunderous roar; roaring sound
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
opposite bank; farther shore
long and large; tall and large; grand; huge
collapse; break; cave-in; market decline; market crash
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
to be forestalled; to be taken in; to be cheated; to be outwitted
successively; one after another
rubble; debris; wreckage; trash; rubbish
considerably; greatly; a lot
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
sopping wet; dripping wet; sodden; drenched; soaked
with a clash; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)
adds light emphasis or insistence to a statement; gives a statement a threatening or condescending tone
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
casualties; the killed and wounded
loss; waste (e.g. of time); feeling of loss; Los Angeles; L.A.
to give thought to; to bear in mind; to keep in mind
pillage; plunder; looting; robbery
opening (in a game of go, chess, etc.); early stages; initial phase; outset
offense and defense; offence and defence
detour; circumvention; turning movement
dawn; daybreak; first light of day; first indication; glimpse; gleam
fictitious; imaginary; fanciful; aerial; overhead
work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production; opus
worldview; outlook on the world; Weltanschauung; setting (for a fictional work); world; universe
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
metre (unit of length); meter; meter; gauge
pound (unit of weight); pound (currency); pound sterling; pond
familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old acquaintance; old friend; (a) regular