abandonment; renouncement; renunciation; resignation; abdication; surrender
rapid increase; sharp rise; proliferation; surge; explosion
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
hurrying (to somewhere); rushing; hastening; express (train)
to ascend; to go up; to climb
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
annihilation; extermination; (total) destruction; wiping out
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
reinforcement (e.g. of troops)
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
sudden rise; steep climb; trending
more than usual (usu. time)
violence; assault; rough (handling, language, etc.); reckless; rape; sexual assault
omen; portent; sign; presage; harbinger; premonition
summons; subpoena; citation; summoning (a spirit, demon, etc.); evocation; invocation
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
deployment; spreading out; dispersal
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch
tire track; traces of a person or thing; path one has taken; locus
to rain incessantly; to downpour
one shot; one charge; one blow; one punch; home run; one try; one attempt
counter for parts, stages, installments, etc. (of a story, series, project, campaign, etc.); counter for bullets
performance; trick; feat; extraordinary deed; daring act; bold move
basics; rudiments; elements; ABCs of ...
innumerable; countless; numberless
to wear; to be dressed in; to have on
amplification; magnification; amplification; making larger
vitality; energy; dynamism
to join forces; to cooperate
one end; an end; part; fragment
total destruction; complete destruction; annihilation; total defeat; complete failure
change of schedule; schedule change
to come near (to); to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to reach (a stage, period, etc.); to overhang; to hang over
to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
vengeful ghost; avenging spirit; apparition
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
to shun; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of (esp. one's health)
in the ground; in the earth; underground; subterranean