an opening, gap, rupture, rift; a violation or infraction; (v.) to create an opening,

breakthrough

a bandit, robber, outlaw, highwayman

careful, cautious

to seize for military or official use

clumsy, hard to handle; slow-moving

a standstill resulting from the opposition of two equal forces or factions; (v.) to bring to such a standstill

scattered fragments, wreckage

to spread or scatter freely or widely; (adj.) wordy, long-winded, or unfocused; scattered or widely spread

a difficult or perplexing situation or problem

to wipe out; to keep oneself from being noticed

to make a mess of; muddle through: to get by; (n.) a hopeless mess

stubborn and often unreasonable in holding to one’s own ideas, have a closed mind

lasting for a long time, persistent; (n.) a plant that lives for many years

to incline to beforehand

to let go, give up

to save from fire or shipwreck; (n.) property thus saved

sudden and violent but brief; fitful; intermittent

not genuine, not true, not valid

uncontrolled, lacking in restraint