noisily (running around); with heavy feet; in a fluster; in a flurry; slapstick
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
with a clash; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
dozens; scores of; decades
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
barrier; checkpoint; checking station
dominion; territory; possession
to rush into; to surge into; to crowd into
camp (supporters of a doctrine, party, etc.); faction (of a party); military camp; encampment; cantonment
unable to put up any resistance; unable to put up a fight; not standing a chance (against)
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
outbreak of war; starting a war
chance (of success); odds
military forces; hosts; troops
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
finishing writing, work, etc. at a stroke (stretch); knocking something off without a break
to play a leading role; to play a central part
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear
bomb blast; blast (from an explosion); shock wave
to fall onto; to happen; to befall
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
patent; one's specialty (party piece, etc.)
to be lifted up; to be hung up; to twitch upwards; to turn upward; to slant upward
to challenge (a person) to a fight
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
hellfire; flames of hell; raging fire; large fire; fire that consumes an evildoer
to coil itself (e.g. a snake); to loaf around
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
disorder; disturbance; unrest
running continuously; firing in rapid succession
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
to invade; to attack; to breach; to penetrate