selection; choice; option
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
to put oneself in (situation, environment, etc.); to surround oneself with
to draw close to; to edge up to; to snuggle up to; to nestle close to; to cuddle with; to draw closer to
to screw; to twist; to distort; to parody; to torture; to wrest
sleep-talking; nonsense; gibberish
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
civilian in military employ
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
(public) peace; stability; tranquillity
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
feeling; sensation; mood; sensation of doing
to talk to oneself; to mutter
heartrending; pitiful; saddening; pathetic; heart-breaking
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
to set out; to set sail; to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something); to begin to ride; to lean forward
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
discovery; detection; finding
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
main body (of an army); main force; these troops
goods; materials; commodities; resources; supplies
supply; supplying; replenishment
to be believed to; to be expected to; to be feared to; to be poised to; to be considered to; to be likely to
one large animal (horses, cattle, etc.); head (of cattle)
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
to see; to look; to watch; to try to
to collapse into; to flop onto
sleepiness; drowsiness; the sandman; Morpheus
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
night watch; fire watchman
wink of sleep; snooze; doze; nap
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
to carry (a child) on one's back; to piggyback; (arch.) to take on (a job, responsibility, etc.)
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark