to sob convulsively; to heave with sobs
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
confident; full of confidence; cocky; full of oneself
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
explosion; rupture; break off
cavalry; cavalryman; trooper
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
to appease; to suppress; to calm
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
to barricade oneself in; to hold (a fort, etc.); to shut oneself up; to be besieged; to dig in
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
to surround; to crowd around
care; precaution; guarding; caution
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
to push in; to force into; to break in (e.g. into a house); to intrude
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
to not believe one's ears
to kill by burning to death
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
fragment; scrap; cut end; cut-off piece; chip; odds and ends
to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around
to claim victims; to leave casualties
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for
shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream
duty; function; office; mission; task
accomplishment; execution