workforce reduction; personnel cut
to stop by; to drop in for a short visit
intercept; interception; counter-attack
life or death struggle; mortal combat; struggle to the death
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
fierce battle; hard-fought battle; hot contest; severe fight
careful; elaborate; scrupulous
on the occasion of; at the time of
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
people; citizens; subjects; folk
to allot; to allocate; to supply with; to furnish; to fit to; to fasten to
open; spacious; extensive
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
life; vitality; verve; vigor; vigour; animation
point in common; common feature
spirit; drive; vigour; ambition; aspiration
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
mostly; almost; nearly; roughly; approximately; about
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
to get tired out; to be exhausted
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
to burn down (to the ground); to clear away by burning; to reduce to ashes; to burn off
defense; defence; protection
unable to fight (esp. in video games); unconscious; knocked out; dead
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
aviation; flight; flying; to fly; to take a flight
bow and arrow; weapon; arms
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
the whole area; all areas