unexpected; unscheduled; unforeseen; unplanned
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
by all rights; legally speaking; properly speaking
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to separate (e.g. a couple); to disrupt (a relationship)
legendary beast; magical beast
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically
cornerstone; main point; requirement; need; necessary; required
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
war; fighting; fierce competition
closing years (period, days); last stage; end stage; terminal (e.g. cancer, disease, etc.); final
connection; linking; linkage; link
personal combat; one-to-one fight
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
to become covered in moss; to become mossy; to grow over with moss; to become aged; to grow old
stone wall; dry wall; rocky cliff; stone precipice
destruction; collapse; crumbling
underground; subterranean
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
scene; spectacle; sight; view
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
too much; excessively; too
aspect; phase; condition; modality (philosophy)
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)
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain
fall; sinking; surrender; capitulation
allied forces; the Allies (e.g. in WWII)
thorough; exhaustive; complete
frontline (military) base; forward base; outpost
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
sharp sighted; easily awakened
degradation over time; time-related deterioration
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
consequence; outcome; result; blame