atmospheric current; air current; airflow
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
control; check; restraint; inhibition
cerebral ischemia; brain ischemia
disturbance of consciousness
bursting; rupture; explosion; breakdown (of talks, negotiations, etc.); breaking off
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
severe (illness, disability, etc.); serious
obstacle; impediment; disability; handicap; steeplechase; obstacle race
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
(are you) alright?; (are you) OK?
double; two-fold; diplo-; dipl-; double-edged eyelid; double eyelid
fainting; losing consciousness; passing out; syncope
in (of a ball; in tennis, etc.); inside the line; in; inside; enter here; enter; back nine
to make narrower; to shut (an umbrella); to shrug (one's shoulders); to purse (one's lips)
getting; obtaining; winning; scoring (in ice hockey, basketball, etc.)
power; might; authority; influence
range (of a rifle, missile, etc.)
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
autonomy; self-control; self-discipline; autonomy (in Kantian ethics)
(large) body; (bulky) frame; (hulking) figure
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
to trail (of smoke, clouds, etc.); to hang (of mist, haze, etc.); to lie (over); to linger; to flow (e.g. of hair in the wind)
one blow; one hit; one stroke; summiting on the first attempt (oft. without prior knowledge about the route; in climbing); on-sight; flashing
one shot; one charge; one blow; one punch; home run; one try; one attempt
safety zone; buffer (e.g. against defeat)
channel (e.g. between two land masses); strait
intercept; interception; counter-attack
Second World War (1939-1945); World War II; WWII; WW2
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
getting mixed up in; getting embroiled in; involvement; entanglement; by-blow
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
a little; a bit; a small amount; a little while; a short time; a moment
assertion; declaration; affirmation