to scatter away; to vanish
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
being on duty; person on duty
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
front; frontage; facade; main
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
just above; right overhead
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
to move forward; to move on
coercion; overpowering; to overpower; to overawe; to daunt
high-spirited; cheerful; assertive; vigorous
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
diagonally upward; (going in a) completely unexpected direction (of a story, result, etc.)
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
hail (e.g. of bullets); barrage; storm; rain and hail
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
to knock down; to knock off
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
crowding together; clustering together; close formation; swarm
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
to thrust away; to send flying
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 miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
rope; cord; policeman's rope
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
to seize; to capture; to arrest; to hold down; to subdue
regular pay; fixed salary