sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
to decide; to determine; to resolve; to break and overflow (e.g. levee); to collapse; to give way
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
to lose sight of (one's companions); to stray from; to miss (one's chance to ...)
backing (an initiative, candidate, etc.); support; backing up (another player); covering; backup
stylish; smart; chic; (arch.) conceited; (arch.) cheeky
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
to tear off; to strip off; to rip off; to rob (someone) of (clothes); to divest (someone) of (powers, rank, etc.)
trial stage; experimental phase; prototype stage
deliberately; intentionally; on purpose; purposely
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
serious; severe; grave; acute
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
absentmindedness; preoccupation; setting one's mind at ease; ceasing to worry; (arch.) loss of one's moral sense; (arch.) straying from virtue
to slam into; to crash into; to run into; to face (trouble, difficulties, etc.); to confront
fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
covered in blood; bloodstained; bloody; gory
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
for dear life; barely escaping alive
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
to get off one's backside; to bestir oneself
close to the wall; alongside the wall
to look into; to peep into; to peer into
lovely; wonderful; charming; enchanting; nice; great
to spit out; to eject; to dump
although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
faint memory; vague memory; dim memory; vague recollection
experiment; experimentation
conclusion; decision; judgement; affirmative
guarantee; security; assurance; warranty
worth; merit; value; good point; strong point; redeeming feature