to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
legitimate self-defence; legitimate self-defense
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
to lend a hand; to give a hand; to help; to extend a helping hand
to pass (a car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to outdistance
vehicle burglary; theft from a vehicle; stealing valuables from an unattended car; person who steals from a vehicle
unsafe; insecure; careless; dangerous; incautious; imprudent
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
to yield oneself (to something); to devote oneself (to something); to surrender oneself (to something)
tired feeling; feeling of exhaustion; sense of fatigue; fatigability
several minutes; a few minutes
number of large objects such as cars, computers, etc.
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open
departure (from a base); takeoff; launch; starting (to move; of a car); start; moving off
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
to divide; to separate; to partition; to punctuate; to mark off (with a comma); to insert pauses (between words or phrases when reading aloud)
hit-and-run (causing personal injury)
unexpected; contrary to expectations; by chance; casual
calamity; disaster; accident
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
being startled; getting a shock
to beat fast (of a heart); to hammer
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
witnessing; observing; sighting
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
to nod one's head; to nod yes; to agree
wise; sagacious; intelligent; sensible
river; stream; River; the ... river
(degree of) risk; riskiness; danger
water's edge; waterside; shore
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
authenticity; credibility
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
nothing but (this); no more than (this); none other than
conclusion (of an argument, discussion, study, etc.); conclusion