it's precisely for that reason that ...; which is precisely why ...
to sprout; to spring up; to come out
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
strange; wonderful; weird; outrageous; mysterious
distance in a straight line; distance as the crow flies
to coil around; to twine around; to cling (to); to follow around; to hang around
to crush; to squash; to flatten; to quash (a plan, opposition, etc.); to crush; to suppress
to be able to manage somehow or other
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
war readiness; combat preparedness; readiness for battle
to keep one's temper; to maintain one's composure; to remain calm; to keep presence of mind; to preserve one's equilibrium
marked; pronounced; showing a strong tendency (towards)
to rise to the surface; to surface; to stand out (e.g. against a background)
force (bulldoze) one's way through
to cross; to go across; to go through; to cut across
to lose composure; to be upset; to be flurried; to lose one's head (through shock)
to be attentive to small details; to be attentive to others (or others' concerns); to have one's mind turn groundlessly to something negative
assertion; declaration; affirmation
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
to scatter away; to fly away; to blow away; to be removed without trace; to vanish
exposure; laying bare; exposure; (media) exposure; appearance (on TV, in magazines, etc.)
denial; negation; negation; NOT operation
dust; small debris (e.g. dirt, crumbs); trash; garbage; negligible amount; tiny bit
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
even more; still more; further
advance; moving forward; progress
to open a pathway (to); to find a way (to); to open the door (to); to pave the way (for)
to follow; to accompany; to serve; to work under; to obey
to slip through; to slip past; to evade
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
middle; center; heart; midst (e.g. of a storm); peak (e.g. of a season); (the) height (of something)
the last moment; the very end
sickle-shaped neck (e.g. snake, praying mantis); crooked neck; gooseneck
ramming attack; hurling oneself (at); throwing oneself into (e.g. a role); going all out
to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to become engrossed in; to become absorbed in; to become frayed and dishevelled (of hair, grass, etc.); to be fluffy
being too late; losing one's final chance
to have excess momentum (from going too fast, using too much force, etc.); to get carried away; to go overboard; to overdo (something)
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard