sense of duty (obligation)
change of course; changing direction; shifting position (of retreating forces); retreat
person's own words; personal story; direct quote
huge; enormous; great big
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
Everyone is safe (all right)
assumption; supposition; hypothesis
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
fiercely; ferociously; furiously; resolutely
to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on
bent back; hunchback; stoop
easily (reach, exceed, etc.); comfortably; amply; fully; well over
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
besides; furthermore; on top of that; and yet; nevertheless; even so
to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
scene; sight; scenario; setting
manners; courtesy; etiquette
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
to take a breath; to take a short rest
to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)
to be mixed up with; to have a connection with (a troublesome matter); to be a stickler about; to be finicky about (some triviality); to take part (in some work); to hang about
seven tenths; seventy percent; seven hundreds; seven percent
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
survival; survivor; relic
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
these guys; these fellows
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
to make good one's escape; to escape to a safe place; to make one's getaway; to effect one's escape
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected