to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
to descend; to stoop; to degrade oneself; to be reduced to
failure; collapse; breakdown; (arch.) tear (in clothing, etc.); (arch.) rip; (arch.) split
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
experienced person; person who has had a particular experience
long-serving soldier; veteran
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
my goodness!; good lord!; holy cow!
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
handy; convenient; suitable; reasonable; moderate
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
to be able to manage somehow or other
division; splitting; sharing; distribution; dissemination; allocation
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate
danger; peril; hazard; risk
to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly
(surprise) attack; assault; raid; charge
pursuer; pursuing party; posse
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
scarcity of eligible women; difficulty for a man to find a woman; woman shortage
to be thrilled; to be excited
to be sticky; to be stringy; to be glutinous
riparian works; flood-control works
one (thin, flat object); one sheet
entry (in a form, register, diary, etc.); filling in; filling out
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction
in hand; on hand; on one; handheld
sticky note; tag; slip; label; Post-it note
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart