retreat; withdrawal; retirement
pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase
to entice; to tempt; to invite someone to join in
beating someone up by ganging up on them; facing a barrage of criticism
survival; remaining; being extant; being left
field battle; field operations; open battle; battlefield; battlefront
(not) in any way; (not) at all; (none) whatsoever; what kind of
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
flamboyant; extravagant; showy; attention-seeking
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
to brave; to risk; to harm; to afflict; to desecrate; to profane
to lose sight of; to miss
to knock down; to beat up (till unable to stand)
completely empty (of a residence, etc.); vacant; body from which the soul has left; corpse; shed skin (of a snake, insect, etc.)
lightly; gaping wide; suddenly; unexpectedly
blank space (in documents); vacuum; blank; void
area; zone; (lit.) belt (of land)
crude; rough; plain; humble; shabby
fort; fortress; stronghold; fortification
to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop
generally; in the main; briefly (look over, explain, etc.); roughly; more or less
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
to be petrified; to be unable to move; to be paralyzed (with horror); to be stupefied (with amazement)
to outwit; to outsmart; to counterplot; to pierce something all the way through
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to feed (e.g. an animal on oats); to let eat; to support (e.g. a family); to provide for; to inflict (damage); to deal (e.g. a blow)
judgment; judgement; discernment
ambush; lying in wait for an ambush
this (very thing); this precisely
in the meanwhile; during the time
handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvering
quiet; calm; easily; comfortably; distant; far-off
to escape; to make one's getaway; to manage to get away
thoughtlessly; rashly; unwisely; halfway; half-done; incomplete
consequently; as a result