throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction
fierce battle; hard-fought battle; hot contest; severe fight
glaring at each other; confrontation; standoff; face-off
main force; main strength; main effort; primary focus
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
appearance; shape; form; atmosphere; look; feel
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
(facial) expression (esp. fierce, fearless, sinister, etc.); look
yes; yea; aye; (arch.) to be so
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
fighting a good fight; putting up a good fight; fighting bravely
gunfight; firefight; gun battle; shoot-out
to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; to be in a fix; to be in a desperate situation; to be in a pinch; to be in a predicament
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public
to put one's hand on; to touch
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing; one's work
to leak out (of a secret); to come out; to be exposed (of a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to get away (of a fish)
putting one's hands behind one's back; having one's hands behind one's back; behind; rear; back
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
falsehood; untruth; lie; fallacy
to spend time (on doing something)
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
support; help; backing; covering (from enemy attack); protection
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
to exploit a gap (in attention, security, etc.); to catch off guard
crossing; passage; importing; import; wandering; wanderer; migration
last resort; desperate measure taken under the pressure of necessity
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
troops; group members; team members; SDF officials
terrible; terrifying; dreadful; astonishing; astounding; staggering
800; eight hundred; multitude; large number
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
survival; survivor; relic
in spite of; despite; although; regardless of; irrespective of
gap; narrow space between things; valley; gorge; loophole (in a castle wall); arrow slit
fingernail mark; scratch; scars (e.g. of war); traces (of damage); ravages
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
to push aside; to thrust aside; to brush aside; to reject; to remove; to take out
to switch (secretly); to substitute; to replace; to sidestep (an issue)
circuitous; roundabout; indirect