reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
being outnumbered (e.g. in a military context)
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
general; popular; common; typical
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
planning; devising (a plan); drafting; drawing up
careful; elaborate; scrupulous
solid; strong; sturdy; durable; stout
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
to be hesitant; to feel timid
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
meanwhile; in the meantime
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
to attract; to draw near; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion
to use abusive language; to curse; to call someone names
reins; bridle; control; the reins (on)
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)
cold; chill; cold weather; cold wave; cold air
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
freezing (e.g. water); freezing (prices, wages, assets, etc.); moratorium; suspension (e.g. investment)
cool; chilly; feeling nice and cold
to freeze to; to be frozen to; to freeze in place; to be still
exhilarating; thrilling; intensely pleasurable
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
needless fear; groundless apprehension; unfounded worry
being somewhat excited (agitated)
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe
urban area; urban district
wide area; wide view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-out view
human-wave tactics; throwing people at a problem
rule; reign; government; governing
rooting up (weeds, etc.); eradication; rooting out; stamping out