n. an opening, gap, rupture, rift; a violation or infraction;

v. to create an opening, break through

n. a bandit, robber, outlaw, highwayman

adj. careful, cautious

v. to seize for military or official use

adj. clumsy, hard to handle, slow moving

n. a standstill resulting from the opposition of two equal forces or faction;

v. to bring to such a standstill

n. scattered fragments, wreckage

v. to spread or scatter freely or widely;

adj. wordy, long-winded, or unfocused; scattered or widely spread

n. a difficult or perplexing situation or problem

v. to wipe out; to keep oneself from being noticed

v. to make a mess of; to get by;

n. a hopeless mess

adj. stubborn and often unreasonable in holding to one's own ideas, having a closed mind.

adj. lasting for a long time, persistent;

n. a plant that lives for many years

v. to incline to beforehand

v. to let go, give up.

v. to save from fire or shipwreck;

n. property thus saved

adj. sudden and violent but brief; fitful; intermittent

adj. not genuine, not true, not valid

adj. lacking in restraint