the die is cast; there is no going back; point of no return; alea iacta est; alea jacta est
without leaving any trace
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
clever; shrewd; crafty; cunning; pretentious; impertinent
absolutely; unconditionally; never (with neg. verb)
eternity; perpetuity; permanence
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break
alone; by oneself; on one's own
that is to say; so that means
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
spontaneous discharge; accidental gun discharge
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
unable to put up any resistance; unable to put up a fight; not standing a chance (against)
relief; mitigation; alleviation; relaxation (of restrictions, tensions, etc.); easing; softening
boundary; (nuclear) criticality; critical (mass, pressure, temperature, state, point, etc.)
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
to be forestalled; to be taken in; to be cheated; to be outwitted
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
survival; survivor; relic
ten thousand years; eternity; perennial; perpetual
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
invasion; raid; attack; visitation (of a calamity)
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
war; fighting; fierce competition
to remake; to remold; to remould; to convert; to reconstruct; to adapt
living thing; organism; creature; biology
stars; the stars and planets; celestial bodies
expansion; swelling; increase; growth
revisiting; visiting again
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
failed creative work; flop; dud; bomb
before or since; neither before nor after; no other time in one's life; stressing a particular moment or event as being unique or most extreme