to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
ass; arse; rear; end; acupuncture point; hole
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
powerless; weak; lacking physical strength; incompetent; lacking ability; powerless
society; the world; the times
resentful; bitter; reproachful; regrettable; disappointing; frustrating
viscous; mushy; muddy; dirty (with oil, grease, etc.); to be in an ugly state (of emotions, relations, etc.); to be murky
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to
to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.); to go away (of a fever, pain, swelling, etc.); to disappear; to be harvested; to be picked; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
bursting; rupture; explosion; breakdown (of talks, negotiations, etc.); breaking off
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.); flap (of a dust jacket)
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
to be sacrificed; to become a victim (of); to fall victim (to); to lose one's life
impromptu; improvised; extempore; instant (e.g. ramen)
fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
bloody; gory; covered in blood; desperate; frantic
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
crucible; melting pot; melting pot (of cultures, ideas, etc.); state of ecstasy; state of fevered excitement
encampment; position; side; end; goal area
ammunition depot; ammunition dump; powder magazine
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
transport; transportation; conveyance; carriage
entering a room; studying under a Buddhist teacher
rivet; tack; thumbtack; drawing-pin; hobnail
leather boots; rubber boots; wellingtons; wellies; long boots; high boots
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
sleeplessness; insomnia; wakefulness
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
reinforcement (e.g. of troops)
pitch-black; jet-black; strongly tanned; deeply sunburnt; sooty; black with dirt
(weather) front; front line; the front; battlefront
untraceable; long lost; one's whereabouts being unknown
injured person; wounded person
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
faint hopes; dim prospects; little hope; unlikely (to be successful)
gunpowder magazine; magazine; explosives warehouse; (fig.) powder keg
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly