mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
sharpshooting; shooting; sniping; setting a goal and carrying it out
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to lob (e.g. grenades)
holding out for a short while; putting up resistance for a while; briefly holding one's own
citizen; citizenry; city inhabitant; townspeople; bourgeoisie; middle class
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
dying in vain; useless death; meaningless death
to claim victims; to leave casualties
holding a castle (during a siege); holing up; confinement (to one's home); staying at home; staying indoors
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
right angle; perpendicular
major earthquake; large earthquake
fault; dislocation; gap; discrepancy
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
to shave off; to scrape off
opposite side; opposition
accumulation; pile; heap; sedimentation
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
to soak into; to permeate; to penetrate
isolation; being alone; being friendless
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
way out; means to escape; escape route
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
being outnumbered (e.g. in a military context)
to envelop; to blanket; to cloak
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to think too much; to be over-concerned
very careful; thoroughly prepared
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
forcing; enforcement; forced; enforced
chance (of success); odds
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
unless one ...; if one does not ...