crossing; traversing; traversing horizontally; passing west to east (or east to west); cutting horizontally
disorder; disturbance; unrest
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
upper stream; upper course; upstream; upper classes
carrying aboard a warship
to drive away; to scatter; to rout
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
drifting; drift; being adrift
to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good; lacking
forced to use; forced into a position
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)
dull (e.g. of movement or reaction); sluggish
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
very great; enormous; serious
want to ... do something; would like to ...
to have a long life; to live a long time
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
orphan; person without friends
senior leadership; senior leader; upper echelon (of power); top-ranking officer
defendant's seat; the dock
to enquire; to inquire; to seek information
to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public