to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
haste; hurry; expedition; speed; dispatch
oral; verbal; spoken; parol
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
to gasp for air; to pant; to be out of breath
V sign (hand gesture); peace sign
unexpected (joy, success, etc.); unanticipated; beyond what one hoped; beyond one's expectations
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
ghastly; gruesome; appalling; lurid
unhurt; uninjured; flawless (e.g. gem); unblemished; spotless (e.g. reputation); faultless (e.g. performance)
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
land subsidence; decline in influence
to mow down; to cut down; to knock down; to defeat; to beat
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable
orderly; regular; systematic; well-organized; well-organised; trim
face; looks; vestiges; trace
ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris
(dead) body; corpse; carcass; remains
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve
to search for; to seek for; to look for
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
emptiness; hollowness; vacancy; inanity; pointlessness; meaninglessness
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
rather; sooner; preferably