human wave attack; human wave tactics; throwing people at a problem
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
one by one; one after another; successively
to disappear (gradually); to be vanishing; to fade away; to go out of sight; to die out
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
to bring in; to take in; to approach (someone) with (a proposal, offer, problem, etc.); to bring; to bring (to another stage); to take (e.g. to court, to extra time, to a play-off)
strong wind; high wind; moderate gale
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
that's enough!; cut it out!; get a life!
to smash; to break (into pieces); to shatter; to simplify; to make easy to understand
eyesore; offensive sight; offense to the eye; obstruction (to the view of something)
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
small pieces; fragments; chopped meat; scraps (of beef, pork, etc.)
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
appearance; emergence; advent; arrival; showing up; coming to existence
to exploit a gap (in attention, security, etc.); to catch off guard
partly puffed up; bubblingly
to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to bring into solution; to lose (money; through gambling, etc.); to squander
(in the) palm of someone's hand; (under) someone's complete control; (at) someone's mercy
to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)
that is to say; so that means
to be torn off; to come off; to be torn to pieces; to be torn to shreds
restoration (to the original state or location); reconstruction; restitution
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
several weeks; a few weeks
end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death
to coil around; to twine around; to cling (to); to follow around; to hang around
to scrape off; to shave off
waste thread; lint; fluff
to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute
to lean over (and cover with one's body); to bend over (someone); to (stand tall and) lean on (someone); to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
plaster; gypsum; calcium sulphate (sulfate)
modulation (of voice); variation; variety; liveliness (e.g. of writing style)
inside; interior; inner part
suffocation; choking; asphyxia
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
final chapter; last chapter; last section (of a book, essay, song etc.); epilogue
ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains