superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance
to come and go; to go back and forth
to assemble; to set up; to construct
to repeat; to be frequent
early morning; early hours; early in the morning
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to rise up; to initiate (political) action
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
not busy; unengaged; being free; leisure
to run about trying to escape
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
to come to nothing; to go down the drain; to go up in smoke
tottering; staggering; faltering; reeling
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
out of hand; uncontrollable; out of control; messy
to bawl; to cry; to scream
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
to take flight; to disappear
square formation (of troops); magic square
considerable; formidable; tremendous; really something else; exceptional; impressive
literally; to the letter; literal
last stand; last bastion; last stronghold; last frontier
to slip through; to make one's way through quickly
to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in
rotary; roundabout; traffic circle; rotary; rotating
five (long cylindrical things)
height of summer; hottest part of summer
bathing (in a lake, river, or in the sea); playing in the water; playing with water
to throw away; to abandon
to grab at; to grasp at; to clutch at
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
to lay waste; to devastate; to invade; to break into; to troll (e.g. web forums); to spam
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
back; rear; background; behind the scenes