to squeeze; to wring out; to narrow down; to refine
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
at a disadvantage; in an unfavourable position; having poor prospects; standing little chance
now that you say that; now that you mention it
total destruction; complete destruction; annihilation; total defeat; complete failure
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
a second time; again; once more; twice
no matter how much time passes; no matter how long you wait; (taking) forever
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
(musical) conductor; commander; leader; director
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
after that; afterwards; thereafter
river; stream; River; the ... river
100,000; hundred thousand
home country; one's own country; suzerain country (from the perspective of the vassal state); colonizing country; country of one's ancestors; this country
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
distinction; discrimination
to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
that is to say; so that means
residence; stay; (job) posting; residential police box; residential police box officer
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); because ...; for good reason; there is a (good) reason that ...
genuine; real; authentic; full-scale; full-blown; all-out
to stab each other; to sacrifice oneself in order to harm someone else
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
idling away time; unproductively; slowly (moving); heavily; ponderously
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
dislike; disgust; disinclination; tired of
conclusion (of an argument, discussion, study, etc.); conclusion
to finish; to get through with; to graduate; to come to an end; to end; to finish doing ...
cold; frigid; dignified; distinguished; (of an atmosphere) tense; nerve-racking
(surprise) attack; assault; raid; charge
steering a ship; controlling; maneuvering; piloting
setting on fire; setting afire
ignition; combustion; firing a blank cartridge; discharge of a gun without bullets; firing (of an event); triggering