the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
getting mixed up in; getting embroiled in; involvement; entanglement; by-blow
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to have guts; to be plucky; to have nerves of steel
how long; how much; to what extent
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
to be able to manage somehow or another
common soldier; private; rank and file; small fry; underling
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
thick; dense; rich (as in taste or content); crowded
wave motion; undulation; surge; wave
to flow out; to stream out; to pour out; to gush forth; to leak; to ooze out
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
expansion; swelling; increase; growth
explosion; rupture; break off
balloon (esp. small, toy variety); airship; blimp
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
suicide bombing (e.g. crashing one's plane into a target); self-destruction; blowing oneself up
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
whole area; surrounding area; all around; everywhere; all over the place
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
empty lot; vacant plot of land
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
enclosing wall; boundary fence; obstacle; barrier
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
eruption; volcanic eruption
loud sound; loud reverberation
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
disastrous scene; terrible spectacle
without leaving any trace
escape; break-out; prolapse; proptosis
unhurt; uninjured; flawless (e.g. gem); unblemished; spotless (e.g. reputation); faultless (e.g. performance)
small mercy (from some misfortune); silver lining of a dark cloud; consolation in sadness; blessing in disguise
chief; main; principal; major
to escape death; to be saved from death
to be injured; to sustain a wound
to risk one's life (to do); to put one's life on the line; to step forward (to do); to give one's all
bloodstained; bloody; covered with blood
anyone can see that; it's obvious that