last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
to give up; to admit defeat; to throw in the towel
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
critical (condition); serious
stopping of bleeding; stanching; hemostasis; haemostasis
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
innumerable; countless; numberless
to run off (fluid); to run down; to flow down
to run out of breath; to be short of breath; to run out of steam; to be unable to continue; to die
order; command; directions; instructions
to exterminate; to eradicate; to wipe out; to let (fire) go out; to let die (e.g. flowers); to run out of
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
brisk and efficient; diligent; devoted; spirited
relief squad; rescue party
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
to rush over; to run up to
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
to be conspicuous; to stand out
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
round shape; circle; circular form
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
cultivation; nurture; culture
science fiction; sci-fi; SF