to exploit a gap (in attention, security, etc.); to catch off guard
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
not going (well); not proceeding (as one wishes); bad; not good; hopeless; beyond hope
assistance (in a fight); help; aid; helper; supporter
the latter; the second; successor; descendant
feeling in the hands (when striking, poking, etc.); (feeling of) resistance; response (to one's efforts); reaction; (having an) effect (on)
plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
process; operation; stage of a process; progress of work
to have both; to possess both; to combine with
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
this world; this life; world of the living
if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
completely; all the way; altogether; bodily
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
principal occupation; main job; professional; an expert; I (of a government official, etc.); me
maintaining a reasonable distance; keeping a proper distance; being neither too close nor too distant; taking a neutral position
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
observation; survey; watching
research; study; investigation
diligent student; studious person
deadlock; standstill; stalemate; impasse; standoff
to hate; to dislike; to avoid; to disregard; to act without regard (for); to be bad for (e.g. dust in machinery)
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
watchful waiting; careful supervision
suicide bombing (e.g. crashing one's plane into a target); self-destruction; blowing oneself up
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
paving (a road); surfacing (with asphalt, concrete, etc.); pavement
to be turned up; to be lifted up (e.g. by the wind)
destruction; collapse; crumbling
to scatter away; to fly away; to blow away; to be removed without trace; to vanish
to burn; to scorch; to char; to singe
burn; scald; (fig.) getting one's fingers burned (e.g. poor investment, mixing with the wrong people)
incontinence; soiling oneself; wetting one's pants; discharge (e.g. of contaminants); effluence
drying up; running dry; running out; being exhausted; being drained
severe; strict; tough; hard
it's precisely for that reason that ...; which is precisely why ...
exploitation; overuse; abuse