endurance

the ability to sustain a prolonged stressful effort or activity

straitA narrow passageway connecting two large bodies of water

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abrasions

The rubbing off of the surface of the skin due to injury.

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intimate

marked by very close association, contact, or familiarity

whopping

very large, impressive

statute mile

a legal or formal name for mile

derailed

reduce or delay the chances for success

venomous

reduce or delay the chances for success

insufficient

lacking in what is necessary or required

documentation

a furnishing with documents, as to substantiate a claim or the data in a book or article

Verify

to prove the truth of, as by evidence or testimony; confirm; substantiate