spring; spring (in one's legs); bounce; springboard; impetus
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
clever; shrewd; crafty; cunning; pretentious; impertinent
having served one's purpose; being finished (with); business settled
quick-witted and agile; keen and nimble
one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet
to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up
mucus; mucilage; viscous liquid; phlegm
covered with; stained; smeared
pale; pallid; bluish-white
prohibition; interdiction; forbidden; prohibited
thousands; several thousand
tradition; legend; folklore
at that time; in those days
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
orders; instructions; directive; command
putting one's life on the line; giving everything one has got; acting out of desperation
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
strength; power; proficiency; ability
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
energy; energy; strength; energy source; energy resource; food energy
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
suicide bombing (e.g. crashing one's plane into a target); self-destruction; blowing oneself up
fragment; one of the group or party
to filch; to snatch; to steal (an idea, work, etc.); to plagiarize; to arrest; to nab
unexpectedly; surprisingly
shabby; dull; cheap; lackluster; uninspiring; depressing
power; might; authority; influence
exit (from a stage); exeunt; leaving; exit
feeling chilly; nervous; anxious; frightened
surprise victory; upset; coup
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
to try all possible means
dark; dull; unsatisfactory; dissatisfying; unattractive; unappealing
within expectations; as expected; within the scope of hypothesis or assumption
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus