column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
puddle of blood; pool of blood
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
just above; right overhead
spine; backbone; spinal column
(bearing a) close resemblance; vivid reminder (e.g. of the past); dim; faint; vague
bloodstained; bloody; covered with blood
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
opening (in a game of go, chess, etc.); early stages; initial phase; outset
to go on the defensive; to play it safe
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
to knock down; to tear down; to crush (e.g. enemy); to throw into confusion; to refute; to pick apart
error; mistake; slip; bug
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
offensive (movement); aggression
remembrance; recollection; recognition
to leave (a scene); to step away
unusual; uncommon; extraordinary; out of the ordinary; incomparable; serious
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
intracerebral; inside the brain; (occurring) in the mind; mental (e.g. image); imaginary
quite clearly; quite distinctly; perfectly; exactly
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
rank (of troops); file; column; formation
here and there; everywhere
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
leading group (of runners in a marathon, etc.); leading pack
to go flying along; to move fast (against the wind)
to draw a bow; to oppose; to defy; to disobey one's superiors
impatient; tantalized; tantalised; irritated; chagrined; chagrinned
extraordinary; uncommon; remarkable; unusual; rare; prodigious
to (keep in) mind; to give heed to; to pay attention to
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)