evacuation (to the country); spreading out (troops); deployment; dispersal
stillness; silence; quiet; hush; calm; serenity
to shrug (shoulders); to duck (head); to draw back (body)
futures; credit (buying); stretching; total (preceding counter, unit, etc.); aggregate
stationing (e.g. of troops); garrison
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
growth; development; one's early life; upbringing; personal history
the place one comes from; one's birthplace; one's hometown
(just) out of curiosity; (just) in order to satisfy one's curiosity; aimed chiefly at amusing; sensational (e.g. magazine)
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
foursome; group of four people; Gang of Four (Maoist political faction)
bearded face; unshaven face; hairy face
backhand blow; backhand chop; backfist (karate)
to stop (someone) by throwing one's arms around them; to catch (someone) in one's arms; to hold (someone) back
bum; good-for-nothing; ne'er-do-well
to carry up; to bring up; to lift up; to elevate (someone) to a high position; to convince someone to accept a post (esp. through flattery)
three-way junction; three-way intersection
to hit; to run into; to light on; to strike into; to come against; to deadlock
to knock out (e.g. a homer); to slam; to send flying (e.g. a ball); to wallop (someone)
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
curious personality; nosiness; curiosity; rubbernecking
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
hidden; concealed; unknown; passing away; dying; death
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line
oversight; omission; something overlooked; thing left unnoticed
trusting too much; overestimating ability
to split (by striking); to divide; to disclose; to speak frankly
apartment building; housing complex
idling away time; unproductively; slowly (moving); heavily; ponderously
sharpshooting; shooting; sniping; setting a goal and carrying it out
to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up
on the left as one faces (it)
suicidal act; self-destroying action; suicidal action
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
battle formation; lineup (e.g. for a game)
to run into; to collide with; to come to the end of (a street); to run into (difficulties, problems, etc.); to run up against
one by one; one at a time; in turn
putting a plan into operation