to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
forgetting; lapse of memory
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
dispersion; breakup; variance; dispersion
danger; peril; hazard; risk
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
to straddle; to sit astride; to mount; to extend over; to spread over; to span
guidance; leadership; leading the way
endless; boundless; innumerable; endless; never-ending; going on forever
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamour
underhand grip; backhand grip (e.g. in tennis); unexpected twist; turning the tables (on an opponent)
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
to hack; to chop (firewood, meat, etc.); to chop off (e.g. a head)
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
to cut off; to lop off; to prune
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
to mow down; to scythe down; to knock someone off their feet
(feeling a chill or shiver) suddenly; (feeling) chilly; chillily; with a sudden sense of dread (or fear, etc.); (being) suddenly (afraid, frightened, etc.); suddenly (breaking out in a cold sweat)
clanging; empty; deserted
to break onto (shore); to wash ashore; to attack
great numbers; numerical superiority
wrong; groundless; different; separate; unexpected; surprising
marked; pronounced; showing a strong tendency (towards)
agglomeration; clumping together; cohesion (of ions, etc.); flocculation (of colloidal particles); agglutination
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to separate (e.g. a couple); to disrupt (a relationship)
to fly around; to scatter
succession; continuation; series; sequence
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
scattering; diffusion; spread (e.g. signal across the spectrum)
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
counter for large animals (e.g. head of cattle); counter for insects in a collection; counter for helmets, masks, etc.
on the occasion of; at the time of