given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
moral duty; moral obligations; justification; pretext; just cause
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time
undefeated; unbeatable; invincible
backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back
defeat; lost battle; losing a war
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
to assign; to allot; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate; to assess
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
new type; new style; new model; new strain (e.g. infectious disease)
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
form; shape; figure; visage
to speak to; to give a (something) talk to; to speak words of (something)
(an) unknown; unknown number; variable; unknown quantity; not yet known
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
power; might; authority; influence
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
accuracy of fire (gun, missile, etc.)
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
very likely; very probable
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
simulation; simulation (of a foul); diving; flopping
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast