siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
(fig.) rat in a trap; (fig.) trapped rat; (lit.) rat in a bag
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
hound; hunting dog; gun dog
drinking water; potable water
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
aspiration; volunteering; desire; application
encirclement; encircling net; tight besiegement
to slip through; to slip past; to evade
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
fort; fortress; stronghold; fortification
to cross one's mind; to occur to one; to flash into one's head
in accordance with; according to
to dry up; to parch; to ebb away
waterway; canal; channel; swimming pool lane
ambush; lying in wait for an ambush
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
comrade in arms; war buddy; fellow soldier
hostile party; enemy side
tedious; lengthy; wordy; long-winded
retreat; withdrawal; retirement
white person; Caucasian; (arch.) beginner; (arch.) amateur; (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
remnants; survivors; refugees; pocket (of resistance)
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
escape; flight; breakout; fleeing; desertion