anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
common soldier; private; rank and file; small fry; underling
be (that) as it may; having said that
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
cannot bring oneself (to do); unable to bear (e.g. seeing)
to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
quickly, suddenly (while one is watching); before one's eyes
to break into fragments; to go to pieces
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
power; might; authority; influence
like this; this sort; this way
war; fighting; fierce competition
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
occupation (e.g. of territory); exclusive possession
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
easy victory; walkover; easy peasy; child's play; cakewalk
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris
field battle; field operations; open battle; battlefield; battlefront
to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)
as one wishes; the way one wants; to one's satisfaction
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
to invade; to attack; to breach; to penetrate
innumerable; countless; numberless
do-or-die resistance; resistance to the bitter end
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
such; this sort of; like this
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)