to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
prediction; prophecy; prognostication; (religious) prophecy
unforeseen; unexpected; sudden; accidental
collision; crash; impact; clash; skirmish; conflict
destructive; catastrophic; disastrous; ruinous; devastating
to wait for a favorable chance; to wait for a favourable chance
to rage; to fly into a rage; to become furious
going backward; turning back; backtracking; regression; retrogression; relapse
languorous; weary; listless; somber; sombre; gloomy
electric shock; blitz; lightning attack; sudden and without warning; shocking
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break
bet; wager; stake; gamble
gesture; gesticulation; motion
execution by tying a victim to a post and stabbing with spears; crucifixion
cross; cross shape; sign of the cross
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
to narrow; to reduce; to contract
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
to run through (a crowd, gate, etc.); to sweep through (e.g. of news through a city); to run past (someone) from behind; to overtake
the smartest thing in a tight situation is to beat a retreat
to push aside; to push one's way through
to jump over; to leap over; to fly over; to fly across; to jump ahead (of someone); to skip over
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
feeling in the hands (when striking, poking, etc.); (feeling of) resistance; response (to one's efforts); reaction; (having an) effect (on)
to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly
motor nerve; reflexes; athletic ability; motor coordination
being raised in the mountains; person raised in the mountains
legs and loins; lower body; foundations; underpinnings
healthy; robust; strong; solid; durable
mountain road; mountain trail
to fall behind; to lag behind; to be outdistanced; to be beaten
totteringly; staggeringly; unsteadily; lanky; spindly; slender
hand-to-hand combat; fighting at close quarters; close combat
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
to be hard (to do); to be difficult; to require much effort; to be laborious; to be backbreaking; to have trouble (doing)
attaining enlightenment; becoming a Buddha; entering Nirvana; going to heaven; resting in peace; dying (peacefully)
metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess