critical (touch and go) situation; explosive situation
(walk) briskly; at a brisk pace; quickly
to push aside; to brush aside
to stiffen; to become stiff
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
sharp parting remark; parting threat
grave; sad; mournful; sorrowful; pensive
withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway
only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)
to coil about; to follow about; to surround; to cling to
biting louse (any louse of order Mallophaga); small winged insect (esp. a flying ant or termite)
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate; to dress
reconciliation; make peace with
party (gathering, celebration, etc.); party (group, political, etc.)
repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back
restoration; repair; mending
blocking (e.g. the way); obstructing; block (lump of something (usu. square), area of town, etc.); block; physical record (e.g. on magnetic tape); concrete block; blocking (from view, esp. of websites, on social media, etc.)
more than enough; more than ample; exhaustive
to insert; to put between; to tuck (e.g. fabric into a gap)
north and south; north to south; South Korea and North Korea
mess; spoiled; spoilt; (come to) nothing; ruin
to come to nothing; to be spoiled; to be spoilt
attack on both sides; pincer movement; double envelopment
remnants; survivors; refugees; pocket (of resistance)
five-family unit; five-man group; quintet
these guys; these fellows
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
defeat; lost battle; losing a war
to be rich in; to abound in; to be abundant in; to be rich; to be wealthy
by today; before the day is over
fully prepared; all ready
presumptuous; impertinent; impudent; ridiculous; laughable; absurd
trampling down; overrunning; infringement; violation
(in) dire straits; (in a) serious bind; (in a) big pinch
killing three birds with one stone
change of tone; variation (music); irregularity; modulation (in radio)