sacrificial pawn; sacrificed piece; sacrifice
younger people; future generations
expressing one's feelings; communicating one's intention; declaration of intent
reason for living; something one lives for; purpose in life; raison d'être; ikigai
to act hastily in pursuit of glory; to hasten after success; to be too eager to succeed
foundation stone; cornerstone
to throw away; to abandon; to give up; to relinquish; to lay down (one's life)
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
with a (sharp) creak; with a squeak; with a screech
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
round-up (e.g. of criminals); wholesale arrest; catching the whole herd with one throw
(criminal) identification (by witnesses); identification parade; (police) lineup
to be seething (with anger); to be frenzied; to be menacing; to be murderous
gravity; gravitation; gravitational pull
denouement; ending; conclusion; (grand) finale
to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about
nationally protected chicken breed; free-range local traditional pedigree chicken; chicken meat from same; locally raised chicken
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
union; combination; conjugation (of gametes); sexual intercourse; copulation
outcast; odd man out; pariah
decorative curtain hung from the ceiling; tent; pavilion; marquee
to lose one's mind; to lose control of oneself
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
my spouse; my wife; my husband
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by
(incoming) attack; raid; invasion; assault
route; road; distance travelled in a day; one's ... (age, e.g. 40s, 60s)
intercept; interception; counter-attack
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
use; exercise (of one's right, authority, power, etc.)
after a short while; not long after; soon; before long; shortly thereafter
to break (by kicking); to kick down (e.g. a door); to kick open; to smash through (e.g. the enemy); to rout
inviting another to one's home, office, etc.; (lit.) the trouble of coming (going)
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
guidance; lead; introduction; good offices; guide; primer
to hold back (someone) from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
encirclement; encircling net; tight besiegement
honest to a fault; foolishly honest; naively honest
real intention; true motive; true will; original intention; original purpose; original hope