extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
to accept; to receive; to agree
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
pasturing; letting (an animal) run loose; letting (someone) do as they please; leaving (something) to take its own course; letting (an issue) go unchecked
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
to leave as is; to ignore
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
a few years ago; some years back
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
to eat; to drink; to smoke; to suffer (e.g. defeat); to receive a blow
both armies; both teams; both sides
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
military force; force of arms; strength of an army
inner citadel; core; center; centre
defense; defence; protection
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
fall; sinking; surrender; capitulation
matter of time; question of time
escape; break-out; prolapse; proptosis
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
comeback; recovery; restoration; rally; reflexive (in grammar)
to fall into someone's hands; to place oneself in someone's power
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
to take someone along; to be accompanied (by)
flight; desertion; escape
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
main cause; primary factor
not at all inferior to; rival or surpass; compare favorably (with)
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...