important person; strategic person; key figure
according to circumstances; depending on the state of things; according to how the situation develops
land route; overland route; by land; overland
air route; air lane; by air; by plane
a few minutes later; after a few minutes
valley; ravine; cleavage (breasts); slum
to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)
highlight (scene); high point; climax; show-off scene (of an actor in a play)
don't worry; no worries; never mind
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to pierce through; to break through
to shoot out (lights, window, etc.)
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
deployment; spreading out; dispersal
overlooking; looking down at; having an overhead view; having a bird's-eye view; having a high-angle view
shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
storage; putting or stowing away; receipt (of funds, payment, etc.); harvesting
to show appreciation for (efforts, esp. by someone of equal or lower status); to thank for; to reward for
subtracting points; points deducted
defile; narrow path; bottleneck; impasse
to scatter away; to blast away; to blow away (via explosion)
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to be confused from not knowing what to do
to dig out; to hollow out; to cut into
all living things; all God's creatures, great and small
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
prickling; stinging; tingling
genuine; authentic; true; real
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
how it came about; how it originated; how it happened; the origins of the imbroglio
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
a find; windfall; bargain
to have a short turning radius (e.g. car); to be adaptable; to be quick to respond to shifting circumstances
one's person; around one's person
unusual space; other dimension
to keep; to put aside (for somebody); to keep possession (usu. the ball in sports); quipu; quippu
using together (jointly); used at the same time
item; something that one "just has to have"