injury; harm; evil influence; damage
foundation; root; basis; root and trunk
battle cry; war cry; charging (at the enemy) with a shout
apparatus gymnastics; artistic gymnastics
somersault; looping-the-loop
record; document; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); setting (a record); recording (a record high, etc.)
(muscular) explosiveness; explosive power; instantaneous force; quick responsiveness; instantaneity
contest of strength; trial of strength
unconditionally; as a rule
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
self-assessment; self-evaluation; self-rating; self-esteem
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
to unfold; to unroll; to open
to investigate thoroughly; to examine closely; to probe into; to be obsessed with a thought; to brood over; to worry about
course; route; course (of study); program; lane (in running, swimming, etc.); course (of action); policy
discretion; consideration; allowance
offensive (movement); aggression
to be encouraged by initial success; to get a taste for; to yearn for more
whole; total; gross; entire; overall; general (election, manager, etc.)
insensitive; inconsiderate; callous; thick-skinned
becoming turbid; becoming muddy; becoming muddled (of thoughts, senses, etc.); growing dim (of consciousness); disorder; chaos
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
now advancing and now retreating; ebb and flow; seesawing; taking alternately favorable and unfavorable turns
just as; right after; in the act of; as soon as; at that moment
according to plan; as planned; on target
to envelop; to blanket; to cloak
hostile nature; inimical character
to take back; to recapture
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
intensification; aggravation
brethren; brothers; fellow countrymen; fellowman; compatriot
one class (of students); one group (of people); one set (of items); one pair
to sustain a serious wound
to make an incessant onslaught; to attack incessantly
shallow thinking; superficial view; insufficient consideration
to be hot on a person's heels
to chase; to run after; to pursue
temper; irritability; fit of anger; tantrum (esp. of children); temper tantrum