to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
all-out attack; general offensive
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
not necessarily so; is not always true
haughty; holding one's head high
place; situation; position; location
consequence; outcome; result; blame
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
spider's thread; spider silk
laws of nature; physical laws; physics
main constituent; core; nucleus; subject (philosophical); protagonist
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference
steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
site; point on a map; spot
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
superficial; half-hearted; shallow
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
(nearly certain) death; extremely dangerous place (or situation) from which one might not return alive; proper place to die; dilemma; predicament
critical moment; do-or-die situation
to leap out (e.g. onto the stage); to spring out; to jump (e.g. into first place); to shoot (e.g. to the top); to come to the forefront
to let something (or somebody) go past; to do too much
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
(artillery) barrage; bullet hell; curtain fire; barrage of scrolling comments (overlaid on an online video)
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
to hold one's breath (in fear, anxiety, etc.)
to wait eagerly for; to look forward to
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
to gaze at; to fix one's eyes upon