very careful; thoroughly prepared
gorgeous; brilliant; dazzling; ornate; gaudy; flowery
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected
diversionary tactics (maneuvering); disguise; hide by camouflage
to have one's attention caught (by); to be distracted (by); to be preoccupied (with); to be captivated (by); to be absorbed (in)
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
right above; just above; directly above; directly overhead
to miss one's footing; to be off the right track; to be on the wrong path
right under; directly below; right beneath
uneven; irregular; non-uniform; unsorted; odd; miscellaneous
intensification; aggravation
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
to burst (open); to break; to split
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
beyond that point; after that
(traffic) congestion; traffic jam; gridlock; delay; stagnation
main road; main thoroughfare; arterial road
group; bunch; crowd; group
quiver; quaver; flutter; statistical fluctuation
steel tower; electricity pylon; transmission tower
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
horn; antler; antenna; feeler; horn-like projection (e.g. peaks of whipped cream)
offset; offsetting each other; set-off; setoff; killing each other
gentle breeze; soft wind; breath of air; zephyr
to claim victims; to leave casualties
unfathomable; inestimable; immeasurable
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
halfway up (down) a mountain; mountainside