useless resistance; vain struggle
emission (of light); radiation (of light); luminescence
full throttle; full power
impact (on); (strong) impression; effect; impact (of a ball against a racket, bat, club, etc.)
fall; drop; descent; coming down
to sense; to perceive; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
to break into fragments; to go to pieces
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
to attack; to go for; to come at; to pounce on; to jump on; to swoop down on
pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase; follow-up attack
network disturbance; communication failure; telecommunication malfunction
transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
each place; every place; various places; all parts (of the country, world, etc.)
insurrection; riot; uprising; rebellion; revolt
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
to get angry; to get mad; to lose one's temper; to go straight to one's head (of alcohol); to feel the effects (of an illness); to lose one's wits
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
to put a stop to; to put a hold on; to put the brakes on; to call a halt to; to block; to shelve
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
to appear uncomfortable (with); to seem to hate; to express dislike
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
at once; immediately; right now
temporary truce; ceasefire
have it your way; to hell with you!; get rooted!; bugger you!
sanity; consciousness; soberness
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
gradually; by degrees; little by little; bit by bit
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
binoculars; field glasses
unconfirmed; unidentified
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
being out of time; passing the deadline; time-out
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
a few seconds; several seconds