forming a circle; circular formation (orig. in battle); huddle; ring
group engaged in some activity (players, companies, forces, etc.)
to surround; to crowd around
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
friendly fire; killing each other by mistake; internecine strife
exchange of blows; long rally
all; everyone; everybody; everything
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
to lie on top of each other; to overlap; to pile up
casualties; the killed and wounded
to be on the verge of; to be about to; to be on the point of
to fade; to discolor; to discolour; to diminish; to fade (e.g. of a memory)
clothes (that one is wearing); wearing clothes
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
end of life; death; annihilation
dealing with; coping with
worrying about; caring about
reeking of blood; stinking of blood; bloody (battle, crime, etc.)
random thoughts; occasional thoughts; desultory thoughts
relay station (esp. on Edo-period highway); post station; stage
to connect (with a different flight, train, etc.); to make a connection; to change (planes, trains, etc.)
how long; how far; how much
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
around-the-clock; (working) day and night
to connect (with a different flight, train, etc.); to make a connection; to change (planes, trains, etc.)
shoal; shallows; sand bar; ford
24 hours; twenty-four hours
to knock (someone) to their feet; to knock down; to send flying; to strike; to drive away (one's sorrows, worries, etc.); to dispel
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
standing (committee); permanent (exhibit)
house where the family is out
to knock together; to strike against each other; to arrange (e.g. a meeting); to discuss (in advance)