to chase about; to hang on; to drive hard
to disentangle; to untangle; to break up into pieces; to pick apart; to relieve; to ease
signs of defeat; negative turn of events
survival; remaining; being extant; being left
abandonment; renouncement; renunciation; resignation; abdication; surrender
remnants of a defeated army
scuttling (to escape in a panic, in shame, etc.); scurrying; scrambling
taking an unexpected opportunity
dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot
to be transparent; to show through
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
to achieve; to win; to gain; to attain
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
to become dim; to become blurred
shout of victory; cry of triumph
decider; person who decides; decisive factor; clincher; key
cause of victory; reason for (one's) success
notice; attention; observation
no matter (what, who, etc.); whether ... or ...; be
frightening (of the future); worrying; scary; ominous; portentous
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or someone else
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
state of things; state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
to keep step (with); to keep pace (with); to move in lockstep; to align (with another's thoughts or actions); to get on the same page
to meddle (in someone's affairs); to poke one's nose into; to interfere; to make a pass (at someone); to hit on
sticky; thick (e.g. thickly plastered); icky; to stick closely
time (for, to do); time (to finish a race, lap, etc.); time-out; thyme
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
to fail to die (after attempting suicide); to fail to kill oneself; to come close to dying; to be almost killed; to survive (when others died); to outlive others
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
determined spirit; unyielding spirit; will
coward; gutless person; sissy; weakling; loser; milquetoast
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
it serves you (him) right; it's what you (he) deserves