to drop by; to stop by; to drop in; to approach; to draw near; to come close (to)
blinding someone's eyes (to make an escape); smoke screen; distraction; magic (trick); sleight of hand
sightseer; spectator; viewer
at regular intervals; evenly spaced
total; complete; all-out; general; extensive; full-scale
curious; strange; unusual
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
protective wall; defensive wall; barrier; bulwark
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
rash; thoughtless; imprudent; careless; frivolous
to brave a danger; to take a risk
(weather) front; front line; the front; battlefront
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert; quarantine
suddenly and in a loud voice (e.g. sobbing)
to well up; to burst; to arise
occurring in succession; doing in succession; firing in rapid succession; volley of shots; volley (of questions, abuse, etc.); stream
independent action; acting alone
advance; moving forward; progress
reduction by half; halving
to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize
in succession; one by one
(attacking and) sinking (a ship); sending (a ship) to the bottom; crushing defeat; utter failure; complete exhaustion; collapsing (onto a bed, desk, etc.)
unit; (small) group (esp. in music or entertainment); band
making a killing; making easy money; robbery; robber
division; splitting; sharing; distribution; dissemination; allocation
confused fight; free-for-all; melee; close contest; close match
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
to replace; to convert; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute (person, staff member, player, etc.)
remnants; survivors; refugees; pocket (of resistance)
sounding continuously (phone, alarm, etc.)
in the confusion of the moment; taking advantage of the confused state of affairs
blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space
I'm home!; I'm back!; now; at present; just now; a moment ago
line of defence (defense); lines (as in enemy lines, etc.)
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting (a difficulty); overcoming; exceeding; passing
in respect of; in regard to; as for