to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale
intelligence or information network
inner citadel; core; center; centre
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
degree of difficulty; difficulty level
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
mistaken arrest; arrest based on misidentification
fictitious; imaginary; fanciful; aerial; overhead
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
neck; bottleneck; obstruction; neckline
apprehensions; misgivings; uneasiness; anxiety; fear
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
to claim lives; to cause deaths; to result in fatalities
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
transition; change; progress; passing (of time)
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
data collecting party; news crew
body; group; party; gang; troupe; troop
massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
mobilization; mobilisation
only; merely; but; no more than
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
massacre; mass slaughter; genocide; holocaust
groundwork; foundation; inclination; aptitude; undercoat; first coat
(lit.) blood flows; to have the blood of ... running in one's veins (artist, warrior, etc.); to be born with particular skills, characteristics, etc.; to have something "in one's blood"
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against somebody; to play (a game, match, etc.) against somebody
adherence; sticking (to); fixation
something's wrong (with someone); not right (in the head); not oneself; crazy; nuts
to bite and tear; to bite a hole in
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill
group; bunch; crowd; group