remnants; survivors; refugees; pocket (of resistance)
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
guffawing; roaring (with laughter); (laughing) heartily
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
one turn; one round; (a) size; to go around; to make a circuit; twelve years
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation
to step forward; to take a step forward; to start on a project, etc.; to take the first step with
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
to contribute; to play a part in; to have a hand in; to finance
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
fool; idiot; dotage; senility; touched in the head (from); out of it (from)
cowardice; timidity; bashfulness
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
to go along; to walk along; to follow
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
to become unrestrained and go to excess; to lose all restraint; to lose one's tension and become relaxed; to let go; to become disorderly; to be scattered
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
absorption; suction; attraction
ought to have been; was ... right?; to do for (inferiors)
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
moving from place to place; being passed around repeatedly; rolling about
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
this is why; this means; it is the case that
one large ...; a great ...