fruitless effort; wasted effort; abortive scheme; futility
bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden
personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
sex slave; sexual slavery
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
compassionate; sympathetic
self first; striving to be first; scrambling for
at that time; in those days
to be at a loss; to be in a corner
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up
utmost limits; extremity; limit
tender-hearted; compassionate; charitable; good-hearted
reeking of blood; stinking of blood; bloody (battle, crime, etc.)
(a) step ahead; (a) jump ahead
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
plan; plot; idea; conception; vision; scheme
resolute; determined; bold
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
to pull apart; to separate; to draw; to tie (a game)
offence; offense; hindrance
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
clumsiness; awkwardness; ineptitude
without penalty; acquittal; impunity
time of departure; (on the) point of departure; just as one is leaving
guidance; showing the way; guide; guidepost; signpost; waymark
performing a part in one's own play; playing a musical piece that one has written; doing everything by oneself (from preparation to execution); put-up job; charade; sock-puppeting (i.e. pretending to be more than one person on the Internet)
to entice; to tempt; to invite someone to join in
discharge (e.g. of water from a dam); release (of young fish into a river, pond, etc.); stocking (a river, etc. with fish); (arch.) banishment; (arch.) exile
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes
after; post; ex-; after the fact; ex post
to bring (someone) back home; to take (someone) back home
dismissal; firing; retirement; being relieved from one's post; being relieved of a burden
home position; origin; usual place (for something)
to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
to escape; to make one's getaway; to manage to get away
careful; cautious; wary; watchful; vigilant; prudent
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
to beat; to attack (an enemy); to do away with; to finish off
in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run