siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
to be destroyed; to perish; to go out (e.g. fire); to destroy; to get rid of; to extinguish
in that way; thus; so; so?
of course; certainly; naturally
knowing; (an) acquaintance
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
youth; minor; young people
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
senior; elder; person older than oneself
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
to become inverted; to become reversed
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
muzzling (a person); preventing (a person) from revealing something; silencing (a person); murdering (a person) to prevent them from revealing something
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
to say; to tell; to state; to do
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
prospects of victory; chances of success
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become