to look upwards; to look up
what I want to say is ...; the fact of the matter is ...; none other than ...
to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)
although I say; although one might say; although called
force (bulldoze) one's way through
to slip through; to make one's way through quickly
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
break; pause; interruption; intermission
rough (estimate, outline, etc.); broad; general; generous; openhanded
rank (of troops); file; column; formation
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
to trample; to crush underfoot
war situation; progress of a battle
wasteland; wilderness; abandoned land; devastated land
quagmire; sludge; mud; slush; mire
roots of grass; (fig.) places hidden from sight; grassroots (e.g. of a political party); rank and file
to spoil; to rot; to corrode
to wither completely (of a plant); to dry up completely; to drop all its leaves
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
to spoil someone's start; to kill someone's enthusiasm; to take the wind out of someone's sails
to be jinxed; to suffer a stroke of bad luck; to suffer a setback; to have a damper put on one; to have cold water thrown on one
generously; liberally; magnanimously
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
opening (a door, window, etc.); leaving open; opening up (e.g. to the public); allowing (public) access
to break up and start anew; to break out of one's shell; to make a fresh start; to go outside oneself
to throw; to cast (e.g. vote, light, shadow); to devote oneself (e.g. to a cause); to invest; to put in; to administer (medicine); to give
friend and foe; enemies and allies; both sides
practitioner (of medicine, sorcery, fortune telling, etc.)
halfway up (down) a mountain; mountainside
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
to encamp; to take up positions
to scatter; to blow about; (arch.) to spread a rumor; (arch.) to talk around
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
snakelike; snaky; serpentine
diving; diver; unlicensed (doctor, driver, etc.); unregistered; outsider; stranger
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)