at the last moment; this late in the game
notes; comment; remark; annotation
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
useless resistance; vain struggle
glowing ember (either red hot charcoal or the glowing remains of burnt firewood); live charcoal
extinguishing; dying out (of a fire); putting out
appearing and disappearing; slipping in and out of view
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
heartlessness; hardness of heart; coldheartedness; insentient; inanimate
strong person; the strong; the powerful
to change places; to relieve one another; to replace someone
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
to be sacrificed; to fall victim to; to fall prey to
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
hail (e.g. of bullets); barrage; storm; rain and hail
to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to lob (e.g. grenades)
to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back
pride; dignity; self-respect
as if ...; as if to say ...; as though ...
to step forward; to take a step forward
riddled with holes; full of holes; full of flaws; full of loopholes; faulty
going up in flames; destruction by fire (esp. of a large building); stirring up a storm of criticism online (of an article, tweet, statement, etc.); becoming the target of an Internet pitchfork mob
loser; defeated person; the defeated
decision; settlement; definition
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
peace (esp. of the world); tranquillity; calm
dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
strong spirit; mettle; backbone; guts; fighting spirit
(ammunition) cartridge; shell case
to flick out; to spring out; to calculate; to work out; to expel (from a group); to drive out
silence; stillness; quietness
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
tirthika; non-Buddhist teachings; heterodoxy; unorthodoxy; demon; devil
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
setting (someone) to work; employment; using; causative (verb, etc.)
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
who on earth; just exactly who; who the heck
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation