home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
way; method; means; resource; course
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
being startled; getting a shock
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
excitement; exasperation; indignation; rage; fury
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
(some) more; even more; longer; further
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
people; men and women; each person; everybody
massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter
small number; few; minority
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth
what's in one's heart; one's emotional state; what one feels
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
that road (path, street, way, etc.); that line (of business); that profession; love affairs; romance
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
conflict; complication; troubles; discord
to crush to death; to stifle to death; to squeeze to death; to stifle (a laugh, etc.); to muffle (one's breathing); to subdue (one's voice)
to squeeze out; to wring out
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
replacement; substitution; rebuilding; changing
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever