accumulation; accumulate; store
dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties
bow and arrow; weapon; arms
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
burst (e.g. dam, embankment, levee); breach; collapse; washout; rupture
to rush into; to surge into; to crowd into
to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)
lifeline; matter of life or death; indispensable thing; life line (in palm reading)
limbs; arms and legs; body
deficit; shortage; loss; being partially broken; being partially missing; being partially removed
bloodstained; bloody; covered with blood
you (primarily used by men in letters to their equals or inferiors)
to grumble; to gripe; to complain
of no concern; nothing; trivial; (lit.) not even a fart
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
enduring something out of pride; putting up with it; grinning and bearing it
pessimism; disappointment
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); disposal (e.g. weaponry); annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling)
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
to plan one's next moves; to work out a plan
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
eighth day of the month; eight days
number of days; period of days; daily interest rate
strategy meeting; council of war
subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge
urgent business; pressing need; imperative
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
seventh day of the month; seven days
let me humbly say; most humbly; with all due respect
advice (to a superior); counsel; proposal; suggestion; recommendation
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person
outsider; someone outside of a group
elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge
one's social position; one's place; one's standing
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant