device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
battlefield; battleground
anyhow; at all events; in any case; either way; anyway
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
willpower; energy; vitality
to chip (off); to shave off; to sharpen; to dampen (one's enthusiasm, interest, etc.); to reduce
to dislocate one's back; to be unable to stand up due to fear or surprise
to (enter and) sit down; to plop oneself down; to plant oneself down; to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit in (in protest)
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
begging for one's life; pleading for one's life
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
peace of mind; relief; (sense of) security; safety; assurance; confidence
nothing but; except; no more than
to take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
end; conclusion; last; final; once ...; the moment ... (, that's it)
10,000; ten thousand; 10^4
compensation; reparation; price (of achieving a goal); cost; paying compensation on someone's behalf; compensation
deduction; subtraction; balance; ebb and flow; rise and fall
900; nine hundred; (arch.) fool; (arch.) idiot
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
paranoid; obsessive; fixated; monomaniacal
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
to account for; to make up; to occupy (a place, position, etc.); to hold (a rank, seat, etc.); to occupy (one's mind, heart, etc.); to weigh (on one's mind)
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
final word; voice of authority; authoritative pronouncement
ferocious; brutal; atrocious; savage; barbarous
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
to be based (on); to be founded (on); to be grounded (on); to be due to; to come (from); to arise (from)
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
practical question; practical problem; practical matter
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
endurance; forbearance; patience; self-restraint
group; body; party; company; troupe; gang