encounter; engagement; battle
nonparticipation; nonattendance
stagnation; hindrance; delay
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
to provide against contingencies; to prepare for the worst
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; witty remark; light joke; amusing talk
to come untied; to come apart; to be softened; to be relaxed
to make light of; to ignore; to slight
to pity; to sympathize with; to tend to (e.g. an injury); to care for; to appreciate; to recognize (someone's efforts)
becoming active; increase in activity
a little late; somewhat late; latish; a little slow; somewhat slow
preparing for action or battle
account (e.g. for an online service)
transition (esp. in scientific, computing, etc. contexts); succession
shock; tremor; impact; vibration
to pour into; to wash down (food); to insert (e.g. into a data stream); to integrate
high-spirited; cheerful; assertive; vigorous
to be reduced to (e.g. poverty); to end up as
evasion; avoidance; shirking; recusation (of a judge); taking exception (to a judge); challenge
(person treated as a) plaything
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
metal foil; metallic foil
break (rest); break (tennis, boxing, snooker, etc.); becoming popular; becoming a hit
naturally; not surprisingly; it should be appreciated that; understandably; as a matter of course; as is obvious
to overhear; to hear (secondhand); to hear on the grapevine; to know by hearsay
side; flank; position where one is not directly involved (in a matter); outsider's position; the sidelines
disappointing (end, result, etc.); sad; miserable; tragic; fleeting; transient
uprooting; pulling up (a plant) by the roots; eradicating; rooting out; all (destroyed, stolen, etc.); completely
to throw away; to abandon
novice; beginner; starting to run; running off; running away
stylistic beauty; beauty of form; beauty derived from refined style; established trope; beloved stock formula (in entertainment); time-honored routine
prisoner (of war); POW; captive
how should I know?; don't ask me
utter villain; atrocious fiend; devil
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
selection; making a choice; sifting; decision to adopt or reject