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acceleration; speeding up

5

to chase; to run after; to pursue

1

tearing limb from limb; tearing apart; cutting (a person) to pieces

1

to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink

1

20 years old; (arch.) twenty

1

rampart; castle walls

3

ramming attack; hurling oneself (at); throwing oneself into (e.g. a role); going all out

1

to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on

4

just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment

1

to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash

2

pursuer; pursuing party; posse

2

to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate

1

obstacle; hurdle

1

finishing blow; coup de grâce

1

sum total; total amount

1

forty; 40

2

a bit more; a bit longer

1

drama; play; powerful drug

1

hard to believe; fabulous; unbelievable; incredible

1

to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance

1

bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry

1

defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable

1

rank (of troops); file; column; formation

4

beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn

1

orderly; regular; systematic; well-organized; well-organised; trim

1

to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple

5

bird of prey

1

hunting; harvesting (e.g. berries, fruit); picking; gathering

1

while passing each other

1

innumerable; countless; numberless

1

to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread

1

ostentation; display

1

to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar

1

shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream

1

massing (of troops); gathering

1

decisive action; going through with; daring to do; carrying out

1

till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)

1

(not) even; (not) any

1

to approach; to draw near

2

order (esp. to a number of people); command; ritual of bowing at start and end of school class

3

overhead; above one's head; high in the sky

1

to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command

2

to realize; to realise

1

crowding together; clustering together; close formation; swarm

2

battle formation; military formation

5

to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)

2

to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air

1

provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation

1

to shoot out (lights, window, etc.)

3

head; lead; vanguard; first

3