like cats and dogs; (on) very bad terms; (lit.) relationship of dogs and monkeys
two incompatible things (or people); (going together like) oil and water
to repent; to regret; to be sorry; to rue
state of things; state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
bloody; gory; covered in blood; desperate; frantic
warfare in which soldiers fling themselves at the enemy; hand-to hand combat
to be lacking a trump card; to be lacking conclusive evidence
three-digit number; hundreds column
chewiness; firmness; feel of food while being chewed; challenge (e.g. work, book); toughness
technical skill; ability; capacity
thoughtlessness; indiscretion
spurt of blood; spray of blood
friend and foe; enemies and allies; both sides
massacre; mass slaughter; genocide; holocaust
violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
to beat to death; to club to death; to kill
to one's heart's content; as much as one likes; freely; unreservedly; fully
suddenly and precipitately; take a sudden turn
maneuver to shake, flick, or wipe blood off of a sword
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
much less; to say nothing of
route; way; course; directions
emergency measure; emergency procedures; first-aid treatment; stop-gap treatment; temporary repairs
one by one; one each; one at a time
retreat; withdrawal; retirement
moment to quit; way to quit
passing each other (without meeting); entering somewhere just after someone had left; coming in just as someone had gone out; inserting in the wrong order
break (in the weather, esp. rain or snow); interval of clear weather; patch of blue sky; (arch.) period of serenity
main purpose; primary objective
having many difficulties in store; grim prospects
three days and three nights
fast asleep; dead to the world
details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars
evacuation site; refuge shelter; shelter
great; grand; extensive; large-scale
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
return to one's country; return to one's hometown
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
something small; something petty; trifle
to stagnate; to be delayed; to be left undone; to be overdue (of a payment); to fall into arrears; to be outstanding