failure; collapse; breakdown; (arch.) tear (in clothing, etc.); (arch.) rip; (arch.) split
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
endlessly; continuously; (going) on and on; meandering; winding; sinuous
babysitting; babysitter; nanny; taking care of; looking after; accompanying
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
wall of people; crowd of people lined up (e.g. spectators); throng of people
inner part; interior; living quarters (at the back of a house); inner room; recesses (of one's mind); bottom (of one's heart)
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
remnants; survivors; refugees; pocket (of resistance)
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
fighting spirit; (will to) fight
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic
even; even if ...; even though ...; because ...; as ...; with the purpose of ...
to lose; to miss; to forget; to be excessive
to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)
pride; dignity; self-respect
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
encompassing; covering (exhaustively); including (all of); comprising; comprehending
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
faint memory; vague memory; dim memory; vague recollection
thousand years; millennium; eternity
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
irrational (line of) argument
poor; meagre; meager; feeble; scanty; shabby
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
sliver of hope; gleam of hope; ray of hope
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)