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or; otherwise

1

very likely; very probable

2

valley floor; bottom of a gorge; bottom of a ravine

1

certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid

1

piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.

4

inevitable; necessary; foregone; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)

1

bitterness; distress; pain; bitterness and astringency

1

to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank

1

firefly (Luciola cruciata); lightning bug; glowworm

1

(with) only a few left; (with) little left

4

notice; attention; observation

1

to alert; to get one's attention; to draw one's attention

1

wiping out; sweeping away; eradicating; dispelling

1

basic policy; fundamental policy; fundamental plan of action

1

leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)

1

restart; fresh start

3

whenever necessary; as needed; as required; at any time; at all times

1

to hurry (up); to press; to urge on

1

barrier; checkpoint; gateway; hurdle; obstacle; trial

1

slow pace

2

rank (of troops); file; column; formation

1

to haul in (hand over hand); to pull in; to draw in; to trace (history, threads of a story, etc.); to retrace (e.g. memories); to go over

1

march; marching

2

wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war

1

to be burned out (of one's home)

1

wandering people; nomadic tribe

1

home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains

1

to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped

1

gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail

1

way of life

1

guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty

3

to bite into; to sink one's teeth into; to stick to; to cling to; to hold on to

1

feeling of tragic heroism; feeling of grim resolve; sense of determination

1

to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond

1

feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection

1

place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)

2

precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern

1

succeeding; following; trailing; next

1

to count; to enumerate

2

(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)

1

shape; form

2

three-dimensional

1

to delineate; to draw; to express; to imagine

1

analysis

1

crushing (into pieces); smashing; cracking; breaking up

1

as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible

1

fixed phrase; canned phrase; standard wording; template; boilerplate

1

phrase; strawberry

1

arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration

1

evasion; avoidance

2