capture; seizure; prehension; apprehension; understanding; grasp
espionage network; intelligence network
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
country; territory; domain; realm
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
various countries; several countries
to live (on, by, etc.); to lead a life; to make a living; to earn a livelihood; to spend one's time (doing); to pass one's days (doing)
it's precisely for that reason that ...; which is precisely why ...
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation; applause
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
reversal (of a situation); turnaround; turnabout; reversal (of direction of rotation)
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
shock (emotional); shock (physical); impact; crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; (circulatory) shock
cannot be compared (with); being no match (for)
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
northern country; northern provinces; northern regions; northland
to subsist; to keep on living
sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
battle formation; lineup (e.g. for a game)
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation (to one's fate); acceptance; observation and contemplation
powerful person; influential person
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
to hold back (someone) from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
to hug (someone) tight; to embrace; to give (someone) a tight hug; to cuddle
making (something) widely known; announcement; unveiling