hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
to state; to express; to mention
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
hard fighting; hard struggle; fighting against heavy odds
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause)
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
price; cost; value; worth; value
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
act of mercy; helping another person
to invade; to raid; to infringe; to encroach; to harm; to afflict
critical (condition); serious
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to escape from; to get out
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
daydream; fantasy; fancy; vision
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
guess; speculation; supposition
conclusion; decision; judgement; affirmative
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
order of chivalry; chivalric order
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
cancellation; rescinding; release; calling off; lifting (sanctions); delisting
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
to be tired of; to be sick of; to get fed up with