vanguard; advance-guard point; advance detachment; vanguard; pioneer; avant-garde
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
to eat untidily; to eat a bit of everything; to dabble (in something); to try one's hand at various things
to get thin; to taper off
uneven; irregular; non-uniform; unsorted; odd; miscellaneous
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
toes; tips of the toes; toe of a shoe, sock, etc.
to graze (e.g. bullet); to scratch; to touch lightly; to take a percentage; to exploit; to squeeze
to come off; to slip down; to slip off
to hang down (from); to dangle; to be within one's reach; to dangle (before one's eyes); to be completely reliant on; to be entirely dependent on
to jump from one thing to another
prospects of victory; chances of success
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
up in a tree; in the trees
war area; battlefield; theater; theatre
withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway
ancestor; forefather; foremother
prime field; figurine (used in modeling, dollmaking, etc.)
remodeling; remodelling; restructuring; modding
to be excited; to be elated
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
all over the body; from head to foot; all over
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
to haul in (e.g. rope, net, etc.); to pull in; to attract (e.g. stares)
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
to apply (a rule); to be applicable; to come under (a category); to fulfill; to hold true
founder; originator; pioneer
to wait eagerly for; to look forward to
secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
explanation; interpretation