existence; being; survival; to exist; to live; to survive
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
to throw away; to abandon
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
every place; various places
nuclear attack; nuclear strike
to comfort; to console; to amuse
civil war; insurrection; rebellion; domestic conflict
just a handful; only a small number (of)
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
outside Earth's atmosphere; outer space; exoatmosphere; exo-atmosphere
war; fighting; fierce competition
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
to become rounded; to roll into a ball
lukewarm; tepid; lenient; (arch.) slow; (arch.) stupid
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
conservation of resources
identical; same; one and the same; fair; equal treatment; without discrimination
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
chance (of success); odds
I got it; I see; I now know; So that's the reason
dying at one's post; being killed in the line of duty
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
to be at a loss for words
to be incomparable; to be completely different matters; to be completely different things
to put a burden on; to tax (e.g. strength)
mopping-up operation; search-and-destroy operation
fixed date; appointed day
cleaning up; sweeping up; mopping up
tie up; bind; sum; total amount; judo choking (strangling) techniques; last meal eaten when going restaurant hopping; completion
lack of understanding; lack of sympathy
unprepared; careless; imprudent; indiscreet
jokingly; in the form of a joke
powerful person; influential person
to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder
to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)
training period; residency (esp. medical); internship
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
to grip; to grasp; to squeeze