formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
(on) land; ground; shore; track-and-field events
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
starting line; starting point
getting mixed up in; getting embroiled in; involvement; entanglement; by-blow
running as fast as one can
losing one's fighting spirit; losing the will to fight; losing heart
leading group (of runners in a marathon, etc.); leading pack
order; rank; position (e.g. in a race); precedence
slip; skid; slip (i.e. petticoat); slip (of paper); Serial Link IP; SLIP
entry; approach; penetration
to blunder; to fail; to make a mistake
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
mask; veil; disguise; anonymous; unmarked; incognito
to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply
here and there; little by little; sporadically; dots; spots
rampancy; prevalence; domination
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
running alongside; pacesetting; accompanying
iron (steel) wire; Chinese clematis; Clematis florida; leather flower
grazing; skimming; almost touching; barely; just; narrowly
district of a town; city block (of irregular size)
edition; version; plate; block; editions of a publication
hop; hops (Humulus lupulus)
to be unsteady; to reel; to shake; to waver; to be unsettled (feelings, thoughts, etc.)
clever; shrewd; crafty; cunning; pretentious; impertinent
being bunched up together; being crowded together
chance to win; opportunity to win; chance of victory
no need to guess; certainly
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
gap; break; pause; interval; cut; incision
look of amazement; looking dumbfounded
straight course; straight-way; a straight