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)
attack; assault; criticism; censure; cyber attack (e.g. DDoS)
to ward off; to brush away; to fling off; to drive away
evasion; avoidance; recusal (of a judge)
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
index finger; forefinger; first (occ. second) finger; second toe
sharp pain; acute pain; intense pain
numbness; going to sleep (of a limb); pins and needles
bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)
literally; to the letter; literal
thirst for blood; bloodlust; determination to kill
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
silence; stillness; quietness
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
to exchange gunfire; to exchange shots
metallic sound; metallic clank
to roar; to thunder; to become well known; to become famous; to pound (of one's heart); to throb
even though; despite; when
guard; sentinel; garrison
(not) a single person; (no) one
to do someone in; to bump someone off
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
thought; consideration; thinking
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
to lend; to loan; to let out on hire
remainder; remnant; the rest; what is left; balance; leftovers
second (unit of time); arc second
to repair; to mend; to change; to alter; to put back; to put away; to cure
unprecedented; never seen before
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; impulse
to cut down (grass, etc.; by swinging a sickle, scythe, etc.); to mow
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
calm; composed; leisurely
just like; exactly like; as if; (do) just like ...; (be) virtually like ...; as if it were ...
Satan; the Devil; the Prince of Darkness; king of the demons who try to prevent people from doing good
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
some people; a number of people; several people; a few people
ambush; lying in wait for an ambush