settlement; village; community; (bacterial) colony
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death
unthinkable; unimaginable; terrible; awful; (arch.) very
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
choices; alternatives; options
annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat
massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
literally; to the letter; literal
pursuer; pursuing party; posse
these guys; these fellows
attack under the cover of darkness; surprise attack; sneak attack
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
to make an appearance; to show up
coincident with; while; simultaneously
everybody; every last one of them; all
pride; boast; credit (to)
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
quite clearly; quite distinctly; perfectly; exactly
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
arrogance; haughtiness; conceitedness
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; unimportant person
higher rank; better position
ectogenesis; outside the body
release; emission; ejection
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
misrecognition; mistaking (x for y)
measurement error; calculation error
mockery; derision; ridicule
to become better; to improve
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
hateful; abominable; poor-looking; amazing; fantastic; admirable
all you have to do is; just; that's all