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to turn the rudder of a ship; to change direction (of policy, etc.)

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change of course (ship); steering in a different direction

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foreseeing; anticipating; lookahead; prefetching; reading ahead

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following (e.g. someone's opinion); being servile to; adherence; compliance; emulation; mimicking

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incessant; constant; continuous; perpetual; everlasting

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silent; solemn; quiet

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to narrow; to contract

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to become settled; to be fixed

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at first; in the beginning; originally

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sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic

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gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase

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one's own army; one's own team

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sediment; earth and sand

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forward; frontward; ahead; rectangular front

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scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops

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(with) only the clothes one happens to wear

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(one's) master; Lord; the main thing; the majority

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to have no chance (of succeeding)

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to fear; to be afraid of

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to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other

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perfectly ordered; perfectly coordinated

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military shoes; combat boots

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to change into; to be transformed; to be transfigured; to transform; to alter; to convert

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escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing

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to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on

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slightest connection; slender connection; sliver (e.g. of hope); one thread

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to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)

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diligent; earnest; attentive to detail; brisk (working, moving); frequent (e.g. checking)

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point-blank shot

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inside a plane; in-flight

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as affairs stand; judging from the present situation; as things are now

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to claim victims; to leave casualties

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nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging

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muzzle (of a gun)

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intention; aim; design

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(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)

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to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided

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high-pitched; shrill

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to occur; to happen

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sky; air; ether; firmament; the heavens

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to knock down; to utterly defeat

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ignition; catching fire; firing (e.g. gun); discharging

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cave-in; collapse; sinking; depression (e.g. of the skull); subsidence

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armoring; armouring; armor; armour

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shit!; damn!

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direct hit

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right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher

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shoulder

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gear

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to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive

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