contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
nonetheless; nevertheless; but; (and) yet
innumerable; countless; numberless
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) han (unit of land area, approx. 595.8 m^2)
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
scale; scope; plan; structure
several times; a few times; several degrees; a few degrees
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
three-digit number; hundreds column
to claim victims; to leave casualties
riot; rebellion; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
injured person; wounded person
appearing one after another; cropping up one after another; occurring in succession
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
to screw up (one's face); to scrunch up; to pucker up; to furrow (one's brow); to wrinkle
encounter; engagement; battle
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
as soon as possible; ASAP
exclusion; removal; elimination; clearing away; getting rid of
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
shelter; refuge; protected place
kernel; core; nucleus; center; centre
organization; organisation; forming
important position; strategic point; important point; main point; essentials
defense; defence; protection
power; authority; jurisdiction
excelling; surpassing; outdoing
transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay
running about; making every effort (to do); busying oneself (with); being busily engaged (in); good offices; efforts
staff; staff member; stuffing (in Western cuisine); filling; stuff; materials
encouragement; inspiration; rousing; stirring up; raising (e.g. morale)
always; constantly; at all times; habitually
as one likes; as one wants; as one wishes; as one hopes; as one sees fit; to one's satisfaction
at once; immediately; right now
spirit; soul; drive; vigor; vigour
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
that's a different matter; that's a different story
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
act of treachery; breach of faith; stab in the back; double-cross