speed; velocity; pace; velocity
to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
mess; jumble; muddle; chaos
to slip through; to make one's way through quickly
opposite side; opposition
ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)
dead end; cul-de-sac; blind alley; end; end of the road; end point
to run about trying to escape
subterranean rumbling; earth tremor
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
to run into; to collide with; to come to the end of (a street); to run into (difficulties, problems, etc.); to run up against
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
to turn aside adroitly; to dodge
to push away; to push aside; to shove
to drag down; to pull down; to force out (of power, office, role, etc.)
look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
to close (one's eyes); to shut
wobbling; tottering; wavering (e.g. over a decision); dithering; boiling up; dizzily
falling over; toppling sideways
being buried; remaining unknown; being forgotten; being absorbed (e.g. in research); being immersed
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
to shoot out (lights, window, etc.)
to throw open; to leave open
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
flabbily; softly; limply; easily (bend); effortlessly; flexibly
to be twisted; to be wrapped; to be distorted
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
to wind (of a road, etc.); to meander; to twist; to undulate; to surge; to swell
highway; freeway; expressway; motorway