to take back; to get back; to regain; to recover; to restore; to recoup
reopening; resumption; restarting
a few seconds; several seconds
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
a long time ago; long ago
aspiration; volunteering; desire; application
borderline between life and death; verge of death; deadline (boundary around a prison which prisoners were not allowed to cross)
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
heartbroken thoughts; heartrending grief; overwhelming sorrow
for this very reason; that is exactly why
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
even if; even though; although one might say; although called
restoration; repair; mending
having wounds all over one's body; being wounded all over; receiving a drubbing; being subjected to a barrage of criticism
to scatter away; to blast away; to blow away (via explosion)
difference; variation; difference
characteristic quality; special character; one's function; one's duty; fief; inherited estate
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
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
to grip; to grasp; to squeeze
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
in the earth; in the ground; underground
internal (e.g. mechanism, feature); built-in; equipped (with)
excitation; stimulation; revitalization; reinvigoration
dissolution; dissolving; solution (e.g. chemical); melting; liquefying; fusion
stone (of a fruit); pit; core (of an organization, team, etc.); nucleus; nuclear weapons; nucleus (of an atom); nucleus (of a cell)
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
armament; soldier's equipment
to remake; to remold; to remould; to convert; to reconstruct; to adapt
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
to (hit and) crush; to smash; to squash; to defeat soundly; to crush (an opponent, hopes, etc.)
strength; power; proficiency; ability
offensive strength; offensive power; striking power
defeating; crushing; smashing; destroying