at a disadvantage; in an unfavourable position; having poor prospects; standing little chance
full view; plain sight; completely visible
economical; efficient; lean; compact
positioning; getting a position; taking a position
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
innate ability; innate talent; natural gift
whim; vagary; capriciousness; eccentricity
speech and conduct; words and deeds
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
preconception; preconceived notion; prejudice
boy; son; child; mere boy; stripling; greenhorn
vulgar; indecent; coarse; crude
who cares?; I don't give a damn; what does it matter?
to project; to stand out; to jut out; to go somewhere (e.g. for work); to proceed to; to leave for
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
firefight; gun battle; shoot-out
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
scattering (e.g. dust in the wind, enemies before an assault); dispersal; flying off (in all directions); flying apart
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
deployment; spreading out; dispersal
to give off sparks; to spark; to scintillate; to have a heated argument; to combat; to do something fiercely
to be perturbed; to be agitated
(providing) covering fire; supporting (backing up) someone (in a debate or argument)
killing and wounding; bloodshed
monotony; monotone; dullness; monotone; monotonic
to fall off; to tumble down
ultrahigh temperature; superhigh temperature; extreme heat
indoor (court, pool, etc.)
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
to flow out; to stream out; to pour out; to gush forth; to leak; to ooze out
a little over; a little more than; powerhouse; one of the biggest; upper (seismic intensity)
to run about; to rush about
baking foods in a covered pan; foods baked in a covered pan
suffocation; choking; asphyxia
to be unsteady; to reel; to shake; to waver; to be unsettled (feelings, thoughts, etc.)
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
transfiguration; transformation; change of appearance