to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
devastating; catastrophic; crushing
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
deterioration; changing for the worse
simultaneously striking one another (in kendo, etc.); draw; tie
suicide bombing (e.g. crashing one's plane into a target); self-destruction; blowing oneself up
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
war damage; ravages of war; horrors of war
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
to get rid of; to erase; to dispel; to eradicate; to wipe away
plan; project; attempt; plot; scheme; undertaking
to see through; to see the true nature of something
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
faint, ironic or bittersweet smile
crumpled; rumpled; to be annoyed; to be irritated; noisily (chewing)
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
to invite in; to show someone in
peace; security; tranquility; tranquillity
to fall into (someone's) hands; to fall under someone's control; to become someone's property (e.g. of an object)
puppet; marionette; puppeteer; (arch.) prostitute
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
root and branch; thoroughly; by the roots; completely; all
decline; degeneration; decay; waning; ebbing
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
extraordinary; special; exceptional; non-standard grammatical construction; ungrammatical usage; solecism
proposal; offer; request; application