to catch off guard; to catch unprepared
deadlock; stalemate; standstill; hopeless position; lost game; zugzwang
ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)
contradiction; inconsistency
to move off (into the distance); to become distant; to recede; to drift away (from a person, activity, etc.); to distance oneself (from); to become less frequent (e.g. of visits)
almost; very nearly; only just; barely; just in time
hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation
still; as yet; as it has been
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection
bitter (taste); sour (expression, look); bitter; bitter (e.g. experience); painful
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
to grow cold; to get chilly; to cool down
to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse; to use as grounds (for); to use as a shield; to shelter behind; to hide behind
to be reborn; to be reincarnated; to turn over a new leaf; to become a new person; to be reorganized; to be transformed
to prevent (something) from occurring; to forestall; to avert; to nip in the bud
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
to claim lives; to cause deaths; to result in fatalities
roaring; booming; bellowing; pealing; reverberating; rumbling
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; indeed; really
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
to get angry; to get mad; to be angular; to be square
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
silence; stillness; quietness
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
slowly and quietly; smoothly
to perceive; to understand
to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away
accumulation; accumulate; store
cruel; inhumane; callous; brutal
body; physical system; (the) person
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
before one could; in no time at all; without a gap
preparedness for death; do-or-die spirit
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
to follow (a road, path, etc.); to trace; to follow (a clue, scent, tracks, plot, etc.); to trace (a route, history, family tree, etc.); to head towards (of a situation); to go in the direction of
to push down; to knock down