to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
quickly, suddenly (while one is watching); before one's eyes
every person; each one; everybody
successively; one after another
bloody; gory; covered in copious amounts of blood; desperate; frantic
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
friendly army; friendly troops; allied army
disabling; invalidation; nullification; vitiation
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)
domino (game); dominoes; domino effect
vortex; maelstrom; whirlpool; (in the middle of a) scandal; controversy; quarrel
from one's seat; without stirring
three; three years of age
maintenance; preservation; improvement
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to resume breathing; to come around; to come back to life
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
defense; defence; protection
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
to turn; to shift; to alter; to distract
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
instant; moment; for an instant
to order; to command; to appoint
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
plural; multiple; several
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
isolation; being alone; being friendless
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance