rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
defeated soldier; defeated troops; routed army
rear guard; reserve troops
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
very small fraction (of); very small proportion; very small part; tiny bit
to accept; to receive (an application); to (be able to) take (food, medicine, etc.); to bear; to be affected by; to take damage from
(complete) set; outfit; kit; all; everything
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
clever; bright; sharp; wise; intelligent; sagacious
influence; effect; impact
source; origin; exit; way out; (appropriate) moment to come out; (right) time to appear
investigation (esp. in academic and scientific contexts); finding out the facts; bringing (a matter) to light; inquiring into
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
complete change; about-face
to raise one's voice; to shout
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
I'm home!; I'm back!; now; at present; just now; a moment ago
remnants of a defeated army
end; close; conclusion; termination
war area; battlefield; theater; theatre
withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway
singing voice; (sound of) singing
to listen to in an ecstasy
funny song; comic song; limerick
to nail (to something); to nail down; to bang (e.g. one's head); to knock; to throw (at a wall, on the floor, etc.); to fling (at)
to resonate emotionally (with one); to strike home (words, etc.); (lit.) to stab in the chest
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
to trample; to crush underfoot
glaring at; scowling at; looking contemptuously at; frowning down upon; domineering with a coercive look
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
to sow; to plant; to sow (the seeds of; e.g. conflict); to sprinkle (gold or silver powder on lacquerware)
to stagger; to stumble; to waver; to be in two minds; to have an affair (with); to fall (for someone)
greedy; avaricious; rapacious; insatiable
bond (between people); (emotional) ties; bonds; tether; fetters
together with; same; both; all; including ...
unhurt; uninjured; flawless (e.g. gem); unblemished; spotless (e.g. reputation); faultless (e.g. performance)
to crush; to squash; to flatten; to quash (a plan, opposition, etc.); to crush; to suppress
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas