running aground; being stranded; grounding; beaching
detour; diversion; alternative route
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
to outwit; to outsmart; to counterplot; to pierce something all the way through
to grow thickly; to be overgrown; to thrive; to grow in abundance
wooded country; wooded (timber) region; woodland; woodlands
rocky area; rocky tract; rocky stretch (of a climb); wall (of rock)
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
going straight on; going straight ahead
steering (of a boat); steerage
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
at once; immediately; right away; directly (face, lead to, etc.); automatically (mean, result in, etc.)
capitulation; surrender; submission; yield
to vacate; to surrender (e.g. a castle); to give up (e.g. a position); to hand over (e.g. power)
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
to cross; to go across; to go through; to cut across
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
unable to move; dead in the water; completely helpless
trick; trap; stratagem; intraoperative; during surgery
plan to overcome an obstacle or break out of a deadlock; breakthrough solution
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another
military force; force of arms; strength of an army
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)
only; merely; but; no more than
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
in one's hands; in one's control
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
bridge (e.g. on a warship)
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be