can do nothing but ...; have no choice but to ...; there is nothing to do but ...; cannot help ...
unceasing; never-ending; endless
sacrifice; victim (esp. someone killed); casualty; sacrifice (to a deity)
to claim lives; to cause deaths; to result in fatalities
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
circulation; rotation; cycle; loop
rational; reasonable; logical
to give an answer; to find an answer to a question; to work out a solution
to cause casualties; to result in deaths
official; formal; formula (e.g. mathematical); official (social media) account (of a company, organization, etc.)
brave; courageous; gallant; valiant; heroic
spreading around (news, etc.); talking about widely; noising about; circulating
to lay (something) face down; to place upside down; to point downwards (one's eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (one's eyes); to lay (oneself) face down; to lie face down; to conceal
existence; being; life; survival
small number; few; minority
dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
baton (of command); order; command; direction
to succeed; to bear fruit
happiness; blessedness; proving fortunate; yielding positive outcome; luckily; fortunately
indifferent; unconcerned; nonchalant; unmindful; inattentive; careless
after that (a substantive change occurred)
distinctive; characteristic
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
short sword; dagger; stiletto; hour hand (of a clock)
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
symbol (of something abstract); emblem; (symbolic) representation
(a person's) appearance; looks
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
cross (for crucifixion); the Cross (of Christ)
aria; singing; chanting; reciting (e.g. a spell)
to be gouged; to be hollowed; to become hollow
to burn; to scorch; to char; to singe
to detain; to check; to restrain; to stop
being unhuman; being removed from humanity; being unworldly
deviant; deviate; pervert; weirdo
to step forward; to take a step forward
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
chance to win; opportunity to win; chance of victory
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to get wrong; to mistake (one thing for another); to confuse
priority; order of precedence
independently; individually; separately; alone; singlehanded; unassisted