overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
bat (Chiroptera spp.); umbrella; opportunist; turncoat
mystery; curiosity; strangeness; ghost; monster; apparition
to attack; to go for; to come at; to pounce on; to jump on; to swoop down on
(one's) family; dependents; household; follower; retainer; underling
to escape to a safe place; to make one's getaway; to effect one's escape; to make good one's escape
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
annihilation; extermination; (total) destruction; wiping out
an issue being settled; a case being closed
after all; anyway; actually; well, ...; ... on earth (e.g. "what on earth?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
people; citizens; subjects; folk
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
military service; conscription
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
remnants; survivors; refugees; pocket (of resistance)
all kinds of things; various things; large number of people
shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low
this occasion; at this time; now
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
diversion; distraction; feint
to rise (of a building, mountain, etc.); to tower; to soar
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
the fate of a nation; life-or-death (situation) for a nation; national crisis
influence; power; might; influence (of stones)
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
battle; fight; fighting; engagement; contest
to unfold; to unroll; to open
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
total destruction; complete destruction; annihilation; total defeat; complete failure
armed forces; military; troops