attacking a fleeing enemy; additional attack on a weakened enemy; additional blow to an already unfortunate situation
real intention; true motive; true meaning
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
striding; swaggering; strutting; lording it over others; acting as though one owns the place; throwing one's weight around
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
to take back; to recapture
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
to be prolonged; to drag on
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
occupying forces (esp. of the Allies in Japan after World War II)
annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat
U.S. forces; American military
to shake one's head (in denial)
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy; agreement between two or more people to commit an unlawful act
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
time; hour; period; class
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply
ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains
innumerable; countless; numberless
massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to deceive; to trick
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
standing tree; standing timber
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
to rock; to shake; to swing
to shake; to sway; to waver
to rub; to chafe; to wear out; to become worn; to lose one's innocence; to become sly
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
firefly (Luciola cruciata); lightning bug; glowworm