remains; dregs; vestiges; remnant; residue
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
finishing blow; coup de grâce
to hide; to conceal oneself; to disappear (behind); to be hidden (by); to live in seclusion; to retire (from the world)
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
decision; judgment; resolution
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
putting one's life on the line; giving everything one has got; acting out of desperation
suicidal act; self-destroying action; suicidal action
to reach an extreme; to reach a limit; extremely; to be stuck; to be in a dilemma; to be decided
to risk one's life (to do); to put one's life on the line; to step forward (to do); to give one's all
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
(opening of a) wound; cut
not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work
art; technique; means; way; stratagem; artifice
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
strangely; oddly; miraculously; mysteriously
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
to resume breathing; to come around; to come back to life
struggling; pawing (e.g. horses' hooves)
landing; alighting; touch down
postponement; deferment; hesitation; delaying; suspended sentence
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
to be crushed; to be squashed; to go bankrupt; to go under; to be ruined (of a plan); to be cancelled; to be lost (of one's voice, eyesight, sense of smell, etc.)
body tissue; body composition
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
to become stormy; to become rough (of the sea); to fall into ruin; to become neglected; to become rough (of skin); to get chapped
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
slowly; leisurely; gently; suddenly; abruptly
walking heavily; lumbering
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
to go to meet (someone); to go to pick up
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
defense capability; defence capability
plump; rotund; chubby; entirely; completely; wholly
obstinate; stubborn; headstrong
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
stubbornly; firmly; determinedly; obstinately; resolutely; adamantly
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag