from the start; from the beginning; from the outset
stationing (e.g. of troops); garrison
to reach a situation about which nothing can be done
mobilization; going into action; being dispatched; being sent out; being called in; turning out
may I ask (for); might I ask (that)
hilt (of a sword); haft (of a dagger); handle; handgrip
three sides; small offering stand
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
department (of a university or hospital); course (of study); branch of study; family
fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
to be within one's capabilities; to be easy to chew
act of terror; act of terrorism
approval; acceptance; toleration
abasement; fall; forfeiture; sinking (in people's estimation)
demonstration; manifestation; protest
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous; to be absurd
extra-large; king-size; highest (priority, urgency, etc)
occurring in succession; doing in succession; firing in rapid succession; volley of shots; volley (of questions, abuse, etc.); stream
schoolyard; school playground; school grounds; campus
to scatter away; to blast away; to blow away (via explosion)
to roll up; to be rolled up
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle
to run (up hill, stairs, etc.)
regular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate
to be in the firing line; to bear the brunt of (an attack, criticism, etc.); to face (e.g. questioning)
to be itching to put one's skills to use
experienced person; person who has had a particular experience
natural voice (without a microphone)
voice; speech; phone (as opposed to a phoneme); speech sound; audio; sound (as opposed to the picture)
to send; to dispatch; to despatch; to bestow (favour, etc.); to grant (e.g. pardon)
to go through (e.g. a wall); to penetrate; to punch (a hole, pattern, etc.); to stamp out (e.g. a coin); to remove (partitions between rooms); to join (multiple rooms) into one
town area; urban area; metropolitan area; built-up area
cannot be helped; unavoidable
you (plural); all of you; you all
body; group; party; gang; troupe; troop
life and death; life or death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death
drop (e.g. of water); drip
conference room; council room
crow (Corvus spp.); raven
to begin shooting; to shoot out