end of life; death; annihilation
that's a different matter; that's a different story
service road; frontage road
nothing but; none other than
desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
crossing; intersection; (genetic) crossing over
to be sacrificed; to fall victim to; to fall prey to
brute; beast; monster; inhuman person; ungrateful person
to burst into flames; to fire (of a gun); to fan a fire with one's breath
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
departure; setting off; being used up; being consumed; passage of time; lapse; rehearsal
the place for; the time for; the level of
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
continuing from beginning to end; continuous run; appetizer; starter; performance of an entire play
something like ...; something called ...
rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby
shrill voice; piercing cry; shriek; scream
to step on; to trample down; to tread on
to kill (with a weapon); to defeat an opponent; to get someone out; to arrest; to take prisoner
stick; club; cudgel; bludgeon
(for) self-defense; (for) self-protection
aperture; bore; calibre; caliber
to backfire; to produce a result opposite to what was expected or intended
change; alteration; substitute; rate of exchange
specialized weapon or skill; specialised weapon or skill
useless object; deadwood; white elephant; boondoggle
to throw at; to throw something at a person; to throw a person down
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
in good condition; in fine shape; glib; slick; harmonious; melodious
to be jealous of; to envy; to begrudge
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead