strongest (candidate); likeliest (winner); top (suspect)
to flee; to take flight; to be ruined; to go down in the world; to settle down (e.g. in one location)
no use; useless; not fit for its purpose
to explain away (a mistake, failure, etc.); to make excuses for; to gloss over; to talk one's way out of
betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
to change sides; to double-cross; to betray; to roll over (in bed); to turn over
to lose one's way; to be at a loss
mixed (e.g. team, chorus)
cruising range; flying range
unbearable; intolerable; insufferable
impatient; tantalized; tantalised; irritated; chagrined; chagrinned
turning over while sleeping in bed; betrayal; double-crossing
traditional; from ancient times; formerly
chance (of success); odds
to give up on; to turn one's back (on); to abandon; to forsake; to dump (e.g. romantic partner)
occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture
going around; patrol; round; tour
feeling restless; feeling nervous; fidgety; distracted
inattention; distraction; mind-wandering
lantern (esp. handheld oil lamp); hurricane lamp
frosted (glass); matted; disillusionment; letdown
paints; painting material
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)
inner structure; internal anatomy
to arrange beforehand; to make a sign to each other; to conspire
late at night; small hours of the morning
requisition; requisitioning; seizure; confiscation; impounding; retaining (e.g. deposit)
to bring into the open; to reveal; to uncover (e.g. evidence); to bring to light
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
to run into (room, building, etc.); to go for long training runs
to roll over; to tumble; to roll about (with laughter)
very careful; thoroughly prepared
fire fighting; extinguishing a fire
still; as yet; as it has been
force of a fire; force of flames
to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle
picking; collecting; harvesting
to catch fire; to provoke; to catch fire from; to be ignited