aging; wearing out; deterioration
artificial satellite; man-made satellite
link; directory entry; rink
divergence; ramification; bifurcation; branching off
spare energy, time or money; remaining strength; reserve power; money to spare
retiring from military service
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
(cross) section (e.g. in a drawing); cutting plane
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)
suicide by jumping (e.g. from a tall building)
unhurt; uninjured; flawless (e.g. gem); unblemished; spotless (e.g. reputation); faultless (e.g. performance)
security firm; security company
police; police officer; police station
to be suspicious of; to be doubtful of; to be dubious of
to jump down; to jump off; to jump from; to jump out of
since then; from that time; ever since
turn (in line); order of things; sequential order
performing a part in one's own play; playing a musical piece that one has written; doing everything by oneself (from preparation to execution); put-up job; charade; sock-puppeting (i.e. pretending to be more than one person on the Internet)
to gather (attract, receive) attention; to have a high profile; to gain prominence; to become popular
indicate reason; infers some protest
at any rate; in any case; at the very least; if nothing else
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
demon-infested place; ominous place; mysterious, unfrequented area; den of iniquity
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
here and there; in places
level ground; plain; flatland
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
to grow thickly; to be overgrown; to thrive; to grow in abundance
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off