support; help; backing; covering (from enemy attack); protection
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
presence; appearance; attendance; visit; going out
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
snatching; stealing; seizure; usurpation
live decoy (for hunting); decoy; bait; lure
bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh
puzzled; perplexed; quizzical; dubious; suspicious
friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation
stereoscopy; three-dimensional vision
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
signal; signalling; signaling; traffic light; traffic signal
analysis; analytical study; parsing; parse
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
reopening; resumption; restarting
(with) only a few left; (with) little left
to mow down; to cut down; to slash (horizontally); to make a clean sweep; to sweep away; to brush away
organic; coordinated; working in a coordinated fashion
restlessly; in continuous motion
disturbance; confusion; perturbation; commotion; turbulence
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
culmination; southing; crossing the meridian
right (to do something); authority; power
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
to gather; to collect; to assemble
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
to bump into; to run into; to encounter; to meet with; to clash (of opinions, people, etc.); to conflict
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
to make sure of; to ascertain; to see with one's own eyes; to watch to the end; to watch to make sure (that)
mature woman; middle-aged woman
near miss; just missing (each other)
intercept; interception; counter-attack
this (battle)ship; aforementioned ship
disastrous scene; terrible spectacle
lower region; lower part; region below
extinguishing a fire; fire fighting
area; region; district; locality
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
evening deepens into night; the night wears on; night advances