sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness
lookout post; observation point
to beat; to attack (an enemy); to do away with; to finish off
three-cornered hat; tricorne
the clouds look menacing; things don't look good
firing (esp. a rocket or missile); launching; shooting; ejaculation
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
putting one's life on the line; giving everything one has got; acting out of desperation
column of water; water column
physical evidence; real evidence; material evidence
to deprecate oneself and praise the listener; to abase oneself
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
fixed time; regular time; scheduled time; fixed period; scheduled period
pale; pallid; bluish-white
hostile party; enemy side
difficulty; trouble; accident; disaster; fault; defect
usual; ordinary; normal; ordinarily; normally; usually
elderly woman; senior lady-in-waiting
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
defeat; lost battle; losing a war
bitter experience; misery; distress; grief; sad thoughts; hardship
to make sacrifices for; to pay dearly for
slashing (with the blade pressed against the object); mowing down (the enemy); cutting down (one after the other); clean sweep; sweeping conquest
justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation
to smear all over; to slather on; to besmear; to paint heavily; to spread thickly; to bedaub (with paint)
to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life
to be at a loss how to continue an offensive; to be frustrated by impregnable defences
dramatic decrease; sharp drop; sudden fall
suffering; distress; hardship; trial
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
brute force approach (esp. in a video game)
to be weary; to be worn out; to be fed up (with); to be sick of; to be dejected; to be dispirited
failed attempt (at a crime, suicide, etc.)