contact; touch; contact lens
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
firm; strong; unbending; unyielding; uncompromising; stubborn
opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion
gloomy; melancholy; dreary; depressed; dismal
isolated and helpless; alone and unassisted
irritability; feeling of impatience; sense of uneasiness
to torment; to torture; to afflict; to harrow
to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap
to have an idea; to have a clue
engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
your Excellency; his Excellency; her Excellency
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
rising to action; standing up against; jumping to one's feet
great war; great battle; world war
sound of pistol fire; sound of exploding gunpowder; exchange of (pistol) fire; shootout; conflict
call; summons; convening; convocation
children's song; nursery rhyme
(arch.) charmed and cursed; something that bewilders; something that leads one astray; the work of demons
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
medium; diviner; shaman; oracle
triple; treble; threefold; three-ply; triplicate
irradiation; radiation; beaming; exposure (to light); illumination
to trail (of smoke, clouds, etc.); to hang (of mist, haze, etc.); to lie (over); to linger; to flow (e.g. of hair in the wind)
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
postponement; deferment; hesitation; delaying; suspended sentence
to beg; to ask; to request; to pray; to wish
beyond human understanding
mixture; blending; complication; crossing; intersecting; interlacing
daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough
to annoy; to irritate; to cause offence; to provoke; to get on someone's nerves
zip; ping; zing; zoom; whoosh
deployment; spreading out; dispersal
confused fight; free-for-all; melee; dogfight; scuffle; rough-and-tumble
extensive; vast range; wide scope
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
end of life; death; breathing one's last
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at