had better ...; may as well ...
battlefield; battleground
war; battle; match; game; competition
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
one's last moment; one's death; one's end
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
anyhow; at all events; in any case; either way; anyway
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
source (e.g. of a river); headwaters; origin of something continuous (language, culture, etc.)
in history; ever; historical
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
calamity; disaster; accident
cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae
essence; true nature; substance; reality
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
cannot help feeling that; cannot help thinking that
encouragement; backing; reinforcements
to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to
exclusion; removal; elimination; clearing away; getting rid of
original; primitive; primary; fundamental; proto-
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by
chilly; unpleasantly cold
ruffian; scoundrel; rogue; rascal; villain; hoodlum
to be at a loss; to be puzzled
reward; honorarium; remuneration
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
vacant house; unoccupied house
to take back; to get back; to regain; to recover; to restore; to recoup
way; method; means; resource; course
saying something (to someone); greeting; approaching (someone)
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
to turn (towards); to face; to head to; to go towards; to allot; to allocate
to shun; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of (esp. one's health)
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
to loiter; to hang around; to wander around; to prowl; to roam
ordinary person; unenlightened person
personal; individual; private
coming and going; traffic; road; street; association; socializing
to be connected (to); to be joined together; to connect (of a telephone call, the internet, etc.); to get through; to lead (to an outcome); to bring about (a result); to be lined up (e.g. of cars)
antiquity; ancient times; bygone days; former times
(archeological) remains; ruins; relics