last ray of hope; only hope
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
appetizer; starter; hors d'oeuvre
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
fifth day of the month; five days
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
to quieten down; to fall silent; to cease activities; to become inactive; to lie low
unique; peculiar; special
glaring at each other; confrontation; standoff; face-off
to slaughter; to massacre; to butcher; to defeat soundly; to overpower; to vanquish
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat
pitiful; heartbreaking; heartrending; touching; tragic; sad
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
to burn; to be roasted; to be heated; to be jealous; to be envious
how much; how many; what amount; what extent
going around; patrol; round; tour
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
command; control; commander
headquarters; head office; main office
every person; each one; everybody
to tell; to announce; to declare; to pass (a sentence); to order
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
could result in (something undesirable); might end up (doing, happening); run the risk of
to think of; to come up with
falling into a doze; dozing off; nodding off
to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis
transcendence; excellence; superiority
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
to fall for a trick; to be taken in; to play into the hands (of)
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
den; haunt; hangout; nest; lair
to be unable to bear (something) any longer; to be unable to put up with (something) any longer
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
purpose for which money is spent; the way money is spent; how goods are used
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)