that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
(political) power; authority; influence
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
state of (mental) confusion (agitation)
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
to deliver; to extradite; to stretch across; to hand over
recovery; rescue; recapture
entreaty; supplication; petition
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
if so; in that case; in that situation
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
to grimace; to make a wry face
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
live bullets; live ammunition; ball cartridge; money
immediately; right away; on the spot
ordinary person; run-of-the-mill people; John Doe; Jane Doe
vitality; (one's) life force
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
ignominious defeat; crushing failure; utterly beaten; overwhelming defeat
to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
to shut in; to confine; to contain
to call again; to call someone back
to hang up; to end a telephone conversation
to (be able to) make contact; to (be able to) get in touch