begin to injure | increase suddenly and significantly |
set to work upon; turn one's energies vigorously to a task | rise in rank or status |
attack in speech or writing | go back and forth; swing back and forth between two states or conditions |
launch an attack or assault on; begin hostilities or start warfare with | pass abruptly from one state or topic to another |
take the initiative and go on the offensive | bypass |
attack someone physically or emotionally | make a sudden physical attack on |
| enter eagerly into |
| move forward by leaps and bounds |
| cause to jump or leap |
| move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm |
| run off or leave the rails |
| start (a car engine whose battery is dead) by connecting it to another car's battery |
| jump down from an elevated point |
| jump from an airplane and descend with a parachute |
| be highly noticeable |