single; simple; sole; individual; unitary
strength; power; proficiency; ability
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
being driven into a corner; having no way out; being caught between a rock and a hard place
easy; simple; informal; offhand; cheap
to throw into; to toss into
calamity; disaster; accident
to shake one's head (in denial)
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
to kick out (e.g. someone from a house)
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
dispersion; breakup; variance; dispersion
to some extent; to a certain extent
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
compensation; indemnification; reparation; consideration
three; three years of age
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
dying from blood loss; bleeding to death; hemorrhaging to death
beginning of hostilities; beginning of competition
offense and defense; offence and defence
heavy blow; thump; wallop; belt; whack
to knock down; to beat up (till unable to stand)
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
monotony; monotone; dullness; monotone; monotonic
disregarding; taking no account of; ignoring; overlooking
you could say; you might say; verging on the
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
general mobilization; general mobilisation
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
that's the way it is; such is life
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
means of survival; means of escape; way out of a difficulty
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
human intellect; knowledge
groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
twelfth day of the month; twelve days