to become independent; to leave one's hands; to leave one's possession
low-altitude flying; having consistently poor results (grades, sales, etc.); barely scraping by; being on the verge of failing
one's own flesh and blood; blood relative; kinsman; flesh and bone; (one's) body
skewer; spit; skewering; impalement; running through (e.g. with spear)
edge of the eaves; house frontage
to glare at each other; to confront each other
front part; frontage; facade; initial pledge (e.g. election); opening slogan
to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
main theater of war; principal battlefield
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
vanguard; advance-guard point; advance detachment; vanguard; pioneer; avant-garde
continuation; continuance; going on; resuming
(providing) covering fire; supporting (backing up) someone (in a debate or argument)
ammunition; arrows and bullets; missile; projectile
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
semi-transparent; translucent
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
still (continuing); as ever; further
each (person); everyone; individual; respective
to encamp; to take up positions
several shots; several blows
incident; affair; happening; event
heaps of corpses all around
external wound; (physical) trauma
permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis
internal organs; viscera; intestines
respiratory tract; air duct
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
suffocation; choking; asphyxia
reprimand; rebuke; reproach; scolding
comrade in arms; war buddy; fellow soldier