suddenly; all of a sudden
last stand; last bastion; last stronghold; last frontier
silence; stillness; quietness
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to be injured; to sustain a wound
since then; from that time; ever since
how many years; how long; what year
what date?; what's the date?; when?
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
to take by storm (e.g. a castle); to assault; to capture; to reduce
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
to be fickle; to be frivolous; to be flippant; to be flighty; to be giddy; to be restless
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
test; trial; probation; ordeal; tribulation
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
long-cherished ambition; satisfaction
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)
to be filled with strength; to be filled with effort; to be enthusiastic about; to be tired (ironic)
frontline (military) base; forward base; outpost
to one's heart's content or satisfaction
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
just one person; only one
small point; knob; protuberance; aloneness; loneliness; solitude
to make something one's own; to appropriate for oneself
mean; contemptible; despicable; dirty; foul; cowardly
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
to fly into a jealous rage; to go mad with jealousy
to make a mess; to perpetrate; to do; to finish up; to be guilty of
to pledge allegiance; to swear an oath of allegiance; to take an oath of allegiance
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
no matter what happens; in any circumstances; at any price
wickedness; evil; wicked person