public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
such ... as; or some such
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
in swarms; in clusters; tediously; slowly
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
number one; first; best; most; game; round
shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
watch-keeping; guard; lookout
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
beating someone up by ganging up on them; facing a barrage of criticism
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
orders; instructions; directive; command
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
right side; right-hand side
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
perfect; complete; flawless
cooperation; coordination; link
again (and again); once again; yet again
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
(one's) gaze; direction in which one is looking; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (in an edited photograph)
to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
even though; despite; when
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
to yield; to give way to; to make way for
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
slash character (ASCII 057); slash (fan fiction)