though; even if; whether ... or ...
massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter
begging for one's life; pleading for one's life
to lend an ear to; to listen to
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
depths of Hell; abyss; inescapable situation
to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
spontaneous discharge; sudden outburst; accidental gun discharge
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to enter one's ears (e.g. of water)
to hang over; to cover; to lie over; to fall on one's shoulders; to become one's responsibility; to become a burden
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
desperation; self-abandonment
not a chance; not likely; no way; oh no; yuck; eew
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by
to reach a situation about which nothing can be done
vertex; apex; top (e.g. of a mountain); summit; top (of a profession, field, etc.); summit
maximum permissible level or dosage
long ago; a long time ago; already
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
having at one's mercy; trifling with; toying with; playing with; making a fool of; leading around by the nose
fury; frenzy; madness; wildness
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
desperation; struggle to the death
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
to slide into; to slip into
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
to die down (storm, anger, conflict, etc.); to calm down; to be at peace; to be governed well; to subside (of pain, symptoms, etc.); to be alleviated
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
cold-blooded; unfeeling; heartless; heart of stone; inconsiderate
to shake; to sway; to rock; to become unstable; to become unsettled; to be shaken
to cut one's way through; to fight one's way through (the enemy); to get over; to come through; to overcome (a difficulty)
to stop crying; to cry oneself out
around the world; throughout the world
to turn against; to become an enemy
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh