point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
to freeze; to become frozen; to freeze over
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
this sort of; this type of
preservation; retainment; keeping
saving (e.g. time, money, resources); economising; economizing
isolated and helpless; alone and unassisted
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
to make efforts; to take pains; to break a bone
victory or defeat; outcome (of a game, battle, etc.)
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
after a short while; not long after; soon; before long; shortly thereafter
hitting a dangerous (harmful) spot (e.g. hitting one's head)
to worry (about); to fuss (over); to be careful (about); to pay attention (to); to take (good) care of
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. of a voice)
to hide; to conceal oneself; to disappear (behind); to be hidden (by); to live in seclusion; to retire (from the world)
round-robin tournament; round-robin competition
independent action; acting alone
crazy deed; unbelievable deed; the height of madness; act of sheer madness
thoughtless; reckless; ordinary; usual; excessive; indiscriminate
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
invisibly; secretly; privately
easy; easygoing; carefree; happy-go-lucky; optimistic; leisurely
had better ...; had better not ...
fixed number; certain number; given number; definite number
the deceased; deaths; persons killed
probe; inquiry; enquiry; investigation
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
material; substance; matter
skillfully; admirably; really well; excellently
neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity; environs; surrounding area; district
in succession; one by one
dropout; quitter; deserter
to cause casualties; to result in deaths
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)