to repel; to drive away; to repulse; to reject
(not) the slightest bit; (not) the least; (not) at all
person who has escaped death; failed suicide; person who has outlived their time; dotard; doddering old man
place to die; place of death
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
one by one; one at a time; in turn
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
to jar; to creak; to grate
to turn aside adroitly; to dodge
falling together; mutual destruction; joint bankruptcy
long ago; already; a long time ago
probability; likelihood; chances
withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
devotion; dedication; self-sacrifice
wretched; miserable; shameful; mean; despicable; abject
letting (someone) die without helping
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
scream; shriek; shout; exclamation
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
prospects of victory; chances of success
uninhabited area; acting inhumanly; inhuman person; nonhuman life (usu. sentient)
to purify; to cleanse; to exorcise; to purge; to ward off
to flare up; to burst into flames
malicious; vicious; malignant; shoddy; inferior; poor-quality
invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion
to warn against; to caution against; to admonish; to scold; to prohibit; to forbid; (arch.) to be cautious
charcoal; charred remains
ancestor; forefather; foremother
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
to curse (at someone); to call someone names; to speak bitterly
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
one's common name; one's popular name; alias; house name
unification; bringing together; generalization; control; supervision