siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
to become the focus of (attention, sympathy, hope, etc.)
to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize
running away; escaping on foot
to narrow; to reduce; to contract
adult striped mullet; in the end; after all is said and done
ferocious; fierce; audacious; impudent; shameless
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
point (of a story, argument, etc.); key point; point; site; point (in scoring); point (in a loyalty program); points
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
another name; nickname; alias; synonym
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
to chase; to run after; to pursue
handsome man; sexy man; lady-killer; (male) lover
in good health; alive and well; going strong
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
ratio; proportion; match; equal; compared with ...; relative to ...
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
to coil around; to twine around; to cling (to); to follow around; to hang around
origin; beginning; genesis; primeval; primordial; primitive
to shout; to cry (out); to yell; to scream; to clamour
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
to look at each other; to exchange looks; to correspond (to); to be proportionate (to); to be in keeping with
to fire into; to shoot into
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
not busy; unengaged; being free; leisure
a little over; a little more than; strength; the strong; powerhouse; one of the biggest
succession; continuation; series; sequence
to drag; to trail; to force (someone) along; to drag (along); to prolong; to drag out
to cut off (from); to separate; to detach; to sever; to uncouple
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
to squeeze; to wring out; to narrow down; to refine
to fix (a time, date, etc.); to set; to expect; to hope for; to resolve (to do); to decide upon
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
supplement; top up; complement; making up (a deficiency)
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
scattering (e.g. dust in the wind, enemies before an assault); dispersal; flying off (in all directions); flying apart
extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness); boundless (e.g. universe, ocean); limitless
ammunition depot; ammunition dump; powder magazine