structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
power; might; authority; influence
telephone book; telephone directory
lethality; killing effectiveness
condition; situation; prospects
to sustain a serious wound
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
closing in on (the enemy, first place, etc.); coming close to; pressing hard; pressing hard (e.g. with a question); taking to task; grilling
to cut off; to lop off; to prune
to die; (lit.) to become bones
to discuss; to talk together
oxygen deficiency; oxygen shortage; lack of oxygen
either way; in any case; one way or another
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
to remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart
temporary truce; ceasefire
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
severe wound; serious wound; gash
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
cease-fire; truce; armistice
other (esp. people and abstract matters)
seeing through (e.g. someone's lies); reading (e.g. thoughts); penetrating; detecting
break in contact; not hearing from; having no communication with
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
a few minutes later; after a few minutes
division; section; compartment; block; plot; lot
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
to take someone along; to be accompanied (by)
to begin to fall (rain, etc.)
guidance; showing the way; guide; guidepost; signpost; waymark
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be
route; way; course; directions
to say something additional; to add (to what was said before)