large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
unnatural; artificial; false; forced (e.g. smile); empty (e.g. compliments)
intercept; interception; counter-attack
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
minimum; lowest; minimal; least
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
bombarding; shelling; bombardment
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
to blow up (i.e. wind); to blow upwards; to spout into the air
under one's eyes; below one's eyes
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak
to say no more; to sink into silence
meanwhile; in the meantime; by the same token; in contrast
to think; to use one's head; to exercise one's brains
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
scream; shriek; shout; exclamation
although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course