to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
in full force; in great numbers; in droves; large-scale project; grand plan
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.)
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
bet; wager; stake; gamble
to attempt; to test; to try out
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
cruelty; coldheartedness; relentless; ruthless
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
to order; to command; to appoint
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
gaping (e.g. mouth, wound); (opening) wide; snapping up (e.g. bait); biting into (food); gobbling up
compression; condensation; constriction; compaction
desperation; self-abandonment
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted
pistol; handgun; revolver
to change way one holds something; to transfer something from one hand to the other
to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on)
(sound of an) explosion or detonation; roar (of a machine)
to roar; to reverberate; to be well-known; to be famous; to palpitate; to throb
bomb blast; blast (from an explosion); shock wave
to mow down; to cut down; to knock down; to defeat; to beat
dense (e.g. fog, dust, etc.); thick; vague (as in being unable to think clearly); dim
to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits
behind; in the rear; in back
swaying (only once, in a large, slow motion); relaxedly
coercion; overpowering; to overpower; to overawe; to daunt
naked sword; drawn sword; shellfish removed from the shell
saber (cavalry sword); sabre
to carry in one's hand; to have in one's hand; to lead (e.g. troops); to present (an issue, policy, artistic work, etc.); to take up