to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
beyond imagination; unimaginable
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
faint; fainting; losing consciousness
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
basis; grounds; base (of operations); base (of a group of stones)
first of all; in the first place; to begin with; for starters
survival; survivor; relic
restlessly; aimlessly; to loiter; to drift; to be restless; to fuss
commandant; commanding officer; general
nutrient; nutritional supplement; nutritional tonic
(one's) family; dependents; household; follower; retainer; underling
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
thick; bulky; massive; heavy
on the other hand; at the same time
function; facility; faculty; feature
to undergo great hardships; to waste away from great effort and worry
to use and then throw away
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
armed forces; military; (common) soldier; rank-and-file soldier; underling; ordinary employee
sudden; abrupt; unexpected
to work on (someone); to appeal to; to make approaches to; to begin to work
user; consumer; master (e.g. of swordsmanship); prodigal; spendthrift
to lose sight of; to miss
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to enter one's ears (e.g. of water)
publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
loss-cutting; cutting one's losses
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to palm off; to force a sale
high efficiency; high performance
hogging; having all to oneself; monopolising; monopolizing
magnificent; grand; majestic; splendid