blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)
experimental stage; experimental phase
death; mortality; to die; to pass away
at once; immediately; right now
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
shout of abuse; jeers; boos
scream; shriek; shout; exclamation
to push aside; to brush aside
battlecry; cheer; cry where one breathes in a large volume of air and then releases it suddenly in a loud cry; rushing at the enemy
shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream
daring; brave; bold; valiant; intrepid; dauntless
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
torrent; rapid stream; violently rushing stream
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
head; lead; vanguard; first
to mash; to grind; to pulverize; to dissipate (a fortune); to run through; to lose
succeeding; following; trailing; next
to wrench open; to prize open; to pick (lock)
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
as if ...; as if to say ...; as though ...
to push and push; to keep pushing to the end
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
hellfire; flames of hell; raging fire; large fire; fire that consumes an evildoer
(Platonic) ideal (of how things ought to be, e.g. human rights); foundational principle; idea; conception (e.g. of the university); doctrine; ideology
important place; strategic point; critical location
isolation; being alone; being friendless
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
resuscitation; regeneration; reformation; rehabilitation; playback; regeneration (sound, etc.)
defending to the last; desperate defence; stubborn defence
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge