head office; main office; main shrine; this company; this shrine
base (of operations); site; location; center; foothold; stronghold
base (military, expedition, etc.); enthusiast; maniac; fanatic
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
to be hot on a person's heels
downhill; downward slope; descent; decline; waning; ebb
to reduce (one's) speed; to slow down (driving, cycling, etc.)
opposite lane; oncoming lane; opposite side of the road
going the wrong way; traveling in the opposite direction; going against the wind; running in reverse (of a motor, engine, etc.)
quiver (cylindrical and worn on the back or hip)
frame (e.g. of film, panel in a comic, etc.); scene; time block (e.g. of a class schedule)
to avenge (someone) by striking down their killer
carefree; free from worry
to forestall; to beat to the punch; to anticipate; to play the first move (e.g. in go)
wasteland; wilderness; deserted land; prairie; vast plain; wilds
moat; fosse; canal; ditch
land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap
field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert; quarantine
continuation; continuance; going on; resuming
death from explosion; death from bombing; bombing (in sales); flopping
greatly energetic; ferocious; extreme; severe
repellent force; resiliency; elasticity
high (atmospheric) pressure; high-pressure system; high-pressure zone; anticyclone
whole area; surrounding area; all around; everywhere; all over the place
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
centre of explosion; center of explosion; hypocentre; hypocenter; ground zero
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence