(are you) alright?; (are you) OK?
from the beginning; from the first; of course; not to mention ...; not only ... but also ...
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
borderline between life and death; verge of death; deadline (boundary around a prison which prisoners were not allowed to cross)
to step over or across; to overcome
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
veteran (e.g. soldier); battle-hardened; seasoned; (of) long military service
old soldier; veteran; old hand
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
perception; sensing; noticing
to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stretch over; to span; to bridge
returning alive; surviving; reaching the home plate
long-serving soldier; veteran
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
nuisance to other people; inconvenience to others
to open one's eyes wide (in anger, surprise, etc.); to goggle at
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; contraction; atrophy
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
to master something (through personal experience)
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
to be lacking a trump card; to be lacking conclusive evidence
nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
victory; triumph; win; conquest; success
person killed in action; the war dead
serious condition; critical condition
serious wound; serious injury
large number (of); many; majority
scratch; graze; scrape; abrasion
unhurt; uninjured; flawless (e.g. gem); unblemished; spotless (e.g. reputation); faultless (e.g. performance)
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
(one's) life is not in danger; not life-threatening
continuation; continuance; going on; resuming
decline; ebb; failure; decay; decrease; loss
all-purpose; utility; universal; all-powerful; almighty; omnipotent
emotional strength; force of will
field; field; meadow; field (of interest, study, etc.); field; field (in a form, web page, etc.)
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
area; region; district; locality
attenuation; damping; decay