holding a castle (during a siege); holing up; confinement (to one's home); staying at home; staying indoors
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
to live under another's roof; to become a dependent on; to flatten oneself (against); to lean in close to
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
existence; being; survival; to exist; to live; to survive
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
rational; reasonable; logical
you could say; you might say; verging on the
to play a role; to serve a function; to play a part
convenient; handy; useful
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
final decision; ultimate decision; official decision; finalizing; last word (on or about something); final word
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
escape; break-out; prolapse; proptosis
to begin; to set about; to start
to put a stop to; to put a hold on; to put the brakes on; to call a halt to; to block; to shelve
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
going into battle; departure for the front
to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback
to control; to command; to get the better of
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
to be pretentious; to put on airs; to show off
obligation; favour; favor; debt of gratitude
to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
to run around; to bustle about; to busy oneself
be (that) as it may; having said that
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
to split finely; to splinter; to get frayed; to become irritable; to feel on edge
single word; a few words; brief comment
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate