beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
one swing; one shake (e.g. of pepper); one sword
protracted war; war of attrition
bomb blast; blast (from an explosion); shock wave
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
fresh troops; fresh players; newcomer; new employee; new method; new way
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; unimportant person
to irritate; to grate on one's nerves; to aggravate; to be galling; to be invidious
to get mad; to be highly offended; to get pissed off; to get angry; to lose one's cool
to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
to mow down; to scythe down; to knock someone off their feet
to cut off; to cut up; to tear to pieces
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
hailing each other; acting in concert; responding (to); agreement; concord
freely; right and left; as one pleases
at the same time; concurrently; simultaneously; coinciding (with)
not asking (about); letting go unquestioned; disregarding; ignoring; overlooking
incineration; destroy by fire
bereaved family; surviving family; family of the deceased
things left (to one) by the deceased; inherited item; estate; lost item; lost property
individual; private person; personal; private
open-air fire (e.g. for garden refuse); bonfire; open fire (e.g. in a kitchen)
one by one; thoroughly; exhaustively; with a fine-tooth comb
to take by storm (e.g. a castle); to assault; to capture; to reduce
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
dispersion; scattering; spreading out; diffusion
distant future; inevitable future; places one goes to
to burn down (to the ground); to clear away by burning; to reduce to ashes; to burn off
if you think about it; come to think of it