medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
safety; welfare; well-being
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden
for dear life; barely escaping alive
to escape; to make one's getaway; to manage to get away
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden
strategy meeting; council of war
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
decision; determination; resolution
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
proposal; offer; request; application
selection; choice; option
to repel; to drive away; to repulse; to reject
dying in vain; useless death; meaningless death
prospects of victory; chances of success
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
never mind!; don't worry about it
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
diversion (action meant to attract attention away from the real objective); feint
to get (someone's) help; to ask for help
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
be careful about fire; watch out for fire
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
side (esp. of a waterbody); edge; bank; shore
mopping-up operation; search-and-destroy operation
each (person); everyone; individual; respective
rumination; regurgitation; chewing the cud; turning over in one's mind; thinking over something; pondering
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
restoration (to original state or location); reconstruction; reversion
to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off
waterway; canal; channel; swimming pool lane
to flow into; to pour into; to stream into
to soak; to dip; to steep; to moisten; to wet
to flow out; to stream out; to pour out; to gush forth; to leak; to ooze out
downstream; lower reaches of a river; lower classes
sluice gate; water gate; flood gate
to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin
to become rusted together; to become rusted shut; to rust; to become (completely) rusty; to become rusty (of a skill or ability); to become less effective