reality; actuality; hard fact
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to allow; to enable; to make possible; to make feasible; to permit
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically; strategy; tactics
enclosing wall; boundary fence; obstacle; barrier
to slam into; to crash into; to run into; to face (trouble, difficulties, etc.); to confront
obstruction; impediment; hindrance; inhibition; blocking; check
revival (of an old system, custom, fashion, etc.); restoration; return; resurrection; rebirth
unexpectedly; surprisingly
to become widely known; to become well-known; to spread (of a rumor, reputation, etc.)
safety zone; traffic island
madness; craziness; insanity
conspirators; faction; cabal; clique
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
to become clear; to be made public
to transfer (trains); to change (bus, train); to change (to another ideology, party, company, etc.); to switch (to a different system, method, etc.); to move on to (e.g. a new love interest)
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
incremental; step-by-step; gradual; stepwise
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
things to do; must-do items; one's duty; what is required
running about; making every effort (to do); busying oneself (with); being busily engaged (in); good offices; efforts
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
fall; tumble; spill; fall (in position, standing, etc.); downfall; descent
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
deterioration; getting worse; worsening; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
sacrifice; victim (esp. someone killed); casualty; sacrifice (to a deity)
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
fight; battle; combat; struggle (for rights, higher wages, etc.); strife; (labor) dispute
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
to attack; to go for; to come at; to pounce on; to jump on; to swoop down on
desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity
desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to be degraded; to come down in the world; to lose status; to be ruined; to fall low
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
to put to use; to make use of; to turn to account
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
goldfish scooping; festival game in which participants try to catch goldfish in a shallow paper ladle
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event