clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
as soon as possible; ASAP
self-destruct system; automatic detonator; self-detonating device
operation; functioning; running
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
remnants; survivors; refugees; pocket (of resistance)
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
many; much; plenty; hardly
to make sacrifices for; to pay dearly for
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
terminal; computer terminal; information access device (smartphone, tablet, book-reader, etc.); end (e.g. of a roll of film)
connection; attachment; changing trains; conjunction
than; from; out of; except; but; more
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
compression; condensation; constriction; compaction
to flow into; to pour into; to stream into
analysis; analytical study; parsing; parse
waiting time; latency; standby time (e.g. cellular phones); queueing time
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
to feel; to sense; to experience
to get impatient; to become irritated; to fret; to chafe
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
close to the wall; alongside the wall
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle