to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
stipulation; prescription; normal (unit of normality); compulsory exercise (in gymnastics); compulsory routine
amount used; quantity consumed; usage
losing everything; suffering a total loss; coming to nothing; (lit.) having lost the interest and the principal
steady; honest; sober; straightforward; reliable
finishing blow; coup de grâce
protracted war; war of attrition
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
(surprise) attack; assault; raid; charge
physical; relating to stamina; in terms of physical strength
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
inevitable; unavoidable; certain; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to attack; to assault; to challenge; to take on; to be bold; to be audacious
advantage; benefit; profit; interest
having one's hands full; not having any room to do more; at the limit
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
gradually becoming poor; situation getting gradually worse and worse
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
to shake and untangle; to shake free from
resonance; sympathy (with a view, idea, etc.)
one round; one circuit; one revolution; one lap; one turn
getting mixed up in; getting embroiled in; involvement; entanglement; by-blow
end of life; death; breathing one's last
sacrifice; victim (esp. someone killed); casualty; sacrifice (to a deity)
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
round-the-world trip; circumnavigation; globe-trotting
(shout of) encouragement; cheering; rooting; support
spine; backbone; spinal column
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to put up (with something); (lit.) to clench one's teeth
front; frontage; facade; main
to glitter; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glisten; to gleam; to glint
ecology; life and habits (of an animal); mode of life; way of living
unable to put up any resistance; unable to put up a fight; not standing a chance (against)
suicide bombing (e.g. crashing one's plane into a target); self-destruction; blowing oneself up