shape; form; appearance; style; state; situation
very likely; very probable
ironically enough; as irony would have it; in a nice little twist
wedge; chock; linchpin; tie; bond
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
pitch-dark; pitch-black; completely dark; very bleak (future); utterly hopeless
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
becoming clear; coming to light; being ascertained; being identified; being confirmed
taking over; handing over; transfer of control; inheriting; passing on the baton
field battle; field operations; open battle; battlefield; battlefront
appointment (to an office); investiture; commission
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
difficult problem; challenge
to endeavor (to do); to endeavour; to try hard; to work hard; to strive; to make an effort
to be petrified; to be unable to move; to be paralyzed (with horror); to be stupefied (with amazement)
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
damn it; damn; beast; animal; person reborn into the animal realm; brute
losing a battle; lost battle; battle one cannot win; battle one is doomed to lose
settlement (of a matter); sorting out; winding up (affairs); cleaning up afterwards; tidying up (when finished)
honor; honour; prestige; dignity; honorary (e.g. president, doctorate)
simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
rescue mission; evacuation operation
sensible; clever; smart; decent; tasteful
fight; scuffle; walking about; walking around; conducting oneself; stroll (in noh, an action piece involving circling the stage)
rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance
to make a mistake; to blunder
to walk about; to walk around; to conduct oneself; to act; to stop by (somewhere; esp. of a criminal on the run); to drop by
casualties; the killed and wounded
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
deep place; depths; depth; profundity
ill-natured; mean; nasty; sadistic; cruel; mean-spirited
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
inevitable; inescapable; unavoidable
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
degree of difficulty; difficulty level
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
not straightforward; not dealt with by ordinary means; very hard to manage
diversionary tactics (maneuvering); disguise; hide by camouflage