sacrificial pawn; sacrificed piece; sacrifice
joining (a group, team, etc.); enrollment; enrolment
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
perpetrators of (some) crime; (some type of) crime
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
parting (of people); separation; farewell; breakup
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
coward; chicken; yellow-belly; sneaky person; underhanded person; dastardly person
food; provisions; nourishment (mental, spiritual, etc.); sustenance (e.g. of one's life); source of encouragement
believer; devotee; follower; adherent; convert; disciple
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
alone; by oneself; unaccompanied; unaided; single-handed; without one's family
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
vertex; apex; top (e.g. of a mountain); summit; top (of a profession, field, etc.); summit
expulsion (of a pupil); excommunication; anathema; expulsion (from a gang)
this world; this life; world of the living
captain; commander; commanding officer; leader
phoenix (bird of Egyptian mythology); phoenix (any palm tree of genus Phoenix, incl. the date palm)
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
melancholy; gloom; depression
at least; at most; (even) just
to feel keenly; to strike to the core; to touch to the quick; to pierce deep inside (e.g. of cold)
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
change of color; change of colour; fading; discoloration; discolouration
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
to be in confusion or commotion; to be in a turmoil; to be crowded or jammed with people
(way of) life; lifestyle; living; life circumstances; livelihood; day-to-day life
notice; attention; observation
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
three-quarter; half coat; top coat
to loiter; to hang around; to wander around; to prowl; to roam
length of a blade; walking barefoot on the edge of a sword blade (acrobatic stunt)