to see; to look; to watch; to try to
to lead; to take the initiative; to take precedence (e.g. sadness taking precedence over anger); to be most essential
after a short while; not long after; soon; before long; shortly thereafter
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
grand; heroic; sublime; fierce
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
to dig out; to hollow out; to cut into
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
inside one's heart; in one's mind
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
battlefield; battleground
to fly around; to scatter
piece of meat; cut of meat
sticking to; clinging to; adhesion; cohesion; agglutination
fighting bravely; strenuous efforts
you could say; you might say; verging on the
presumption; assumption; estimation
demilitarization; demilitarisation; demilitarized; demilitarised; unarmed
impossible; unlikely; improbable
(talent) scout; recruiter; scouting; headhunting; Boy Scouts; Girl Scouts
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
way of speaking; intimation
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
thunderous roar; roaring sound
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
reprimand; rebuke; reproach; scolding
(sound of a) gunshot; (gun) report
to paint over; to paint out; to fill in; to cover completely (with paint)
fantastic; grotesque; strange-looking; suspicious-looking
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)