snatching; stealing; seizure; usurpation
encirclement; encircling net; tight besiegement
(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy
dying in vain; useless death; meaningless death
all (there is); as long as there is
to die (in action, in one's youth)
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
unpleasant; revolting; feeling sick; feeling unwell; uncomfortable; annoying
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; thing inside one's body believed to influence one's thoughts and feelings; (one's) unconscious; nervousness
hating; strongly disliking
disappointment; despair; despondency; broken heart; adversity
putting off (doing); postponement; delaying
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adroit
to run into (room, building, etc.); to go for long training runs
dagger; stiletto; confidant; right-hand man
rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
deed; act; conduct; behavior; asceticism
to mind; to care; to worry
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
by any means, fair or foul
to raise (to maturity); to bring up; to rear; to train; to educate
youngster; neophyte; greenhorn
lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt
great speed; extreme speed; swiftness
doubt; suspicion; question; strangeness
at first; in the beginning; originally
to (keep in) mind; to give heed to; to pay attention to
destructive power; destructive energy; destructive force
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
horned owl (any owl with horn-like ear tufts)
sympathy; compassion; pity
pasturing (e.g. cattle); letting (an animal) run loose; letting (someone) do as they please; leaving (something) to take its own course; letting (an issue) go unchecked
power map; power structure; power relationships
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
to dominate; to prevail; to be superior to; to get ahead of; to get the upper hand
locational advantage; advantageous position
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to leverage (skills, attributes, experience, etc.); to restore (a deleted passage; in proofreading)
reckless; (at) random; haphazard; blind; sudden; abrupt
great commander; famous commander