to be beyond one's capacities; to be beyond one's powers; to be beyond one's control; to be unmanageable
take care of it; I'll leave it up to you; do as you see fit
everyone; everybody; ladies and gentlemen
to become excited; to grow lively
defeat; lost battle; losing a war
painstaking (e.g. effort); excruciating (e.g. hard work); grueling
rescue mission; evacuation operation
one's future; one's fate; prospects; one's way; one's path
lack of virtue; immorality; vice; depravity; unworthiness
to fall behind; to lag behind; to be outdistanced; to be beaten
outrageous; preposterous; most improper; most unreasonable; inexcusable; unpardonable
to speak; to hear a voice
though; even if; whether ... or ...
to fail; to blunder; to mess up; to be dismissed; to be fired
sudden; lightning; immediate; shocking
remnants; survivors; refugees; pocket (of resistance)
roundabout; indirect; circuitous; ignorant (of the world)
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
legal wife of an emperor or king; first wife; queen consort; empress
relation; connection; affinity
ahead; further on; beyond (this place); before this; prior to this; earlier
to harbor suspicion; to harbour suspicion
to cut off (someone's head); to behead; to decapitate
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
to worry about; to be anxious about; to be concerned about; to lament; to grieve; to mourn
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
naked sword; drawn sword; shellfish removed from the shell
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
to pull apart; to separate; to draw; to tie (a game)
narrow-minded; obstinate; stubborn; perverse; unreasonable; warped
staunch; hardcore; dyed-in-the-wool; metal reinforcement
eccentric; crank; weirdo; oddball
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision