leap; jump; stepping out into the wider world; becoming active on a wider stage; rapid progress; dramatic development
accuracy of fire (gun, missile, etc.)
to pull tight; to brace; to tighten
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to possess (someone; of an evil spirit, idea, etc.)
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first
to climb; to clamber (over, up); to scramble (up); to scale; to claw one's way up
successively; one after another
strange; odd; peculiar; weird; bizarre; unusual
morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps
to become frightened; to get scared; to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve; to get cold feet
like-mindedness; (being of the) same mind; shared sentiment; comrade; fellow; kindred soul
resolute; determined; bold
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
indicates that an action is performed roughly or violently
to take (someone) to task; to tell off severely; to give a good talking-to; to scold
to wrench open; to break open; to pry open; to prise open; to force open
long ago; previous; of a former age
robot; (mere) puppet; pawn; figurehead
boorish; unrefined; rustic; uncouth; clumsy; brusque
to be square; to be angular; to be jagged; to be formal; to be stiff; to be ceremonious
secret plan; secret scheme; secret stratagem; secret method
parts; accessories; components
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
progress; advance; improvement; development
according to plan; as planned
gravity; gravitation; gravitational pull
desk pad; sheet of plastic (or cardboard, felt, etc.) placed under writing paper; being pinned under; being caught under; model; pattern
crying face; face of a person who is crying
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
crack; fissure; rift (in a relationship); split; crack
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
composition; formation; organization; organisation; compilation
unity; union; solidarity; combination; banding together; teaming up
looking depressed; long face
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for