flight; desertion; escape
steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy
gasping for breath; puffing and panting; wheezing
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate
higher rank; better position
catchers who warm up pitchers in the bullpen; tank (character that soaks up damage for the rest of the party in an MMORPG)
participation in a war; going to war; taking part in a competition or contest
rule violation; rule infraction; infringement of the rules
consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance
plan to overcome an obstacle or break out of a deadlock; breakthrough solution
armchair theory; impracticable plan; unworkable idea
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
along; parallel to; in accordance with
to manipulate (someone); to make (someone) dance to one's tune; to lead astray; to make (someone) dance; to let dance
to squeeze out; to wring out
complete victory; winning a tournament with no losses
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
straight-laced person; stubborn person
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
to jostle; to crowd; to haggle
to arise; to break out; to well up; to burst
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
popularity; favorable reputation; high esteem; respect
hazing; gruelling training; waistband; woman's undergirdle
dropping out; falling behind; omission; being left out; falling off; coming off
holding two or more positions concurrently
stipulation; prescription; normal (unit of normality); compulsory exercise (in gymnastics); compulsory routine
to check (in chess); to threaten (someone's position, etc.); to close in (on someone)
antiquity; the previous era
afterlife; the next world; the world beyond
to meet fortuitously; to meet by chance; to happen across
social; societal; societary