desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity
hurriedly; in a hurry; hastily; sudden; abrupt
regret; repentance; remorse
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
death in battle; death on the battlefield
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
basis; grounds; base (of operations); base (of a group of stones)
friendly; openhearted; sociable; amiable; good-humored; good-humoured
to be worried; to be troubled
immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
gunfight; exchange of shots; firefight
different (quality, nature); heterogeneous
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
pyrotechnic signal; signal flare
to make a circle (of a motion, arrangement, etc.); to move (e.g. one's head) in a circle; to form (the shape of) a circle; to draw a circle
to flare up; to burst into flames
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
root of an evil; source of a problem; source of trouble; cause of misfortune
obstruction; prevention; hindrance; check; blocking; stopping
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
omission; failure; incompleteness; irregularity; mismanagement; misconduct
writing off (a debt); cancellation; balancing the books; cancelling out (gains or losses); making even; making up (for)
red; crimson; scarlet; Red; communist
hiding one's embarrassment
they; those guys; those fellows
to (enter and) sit down; to plop oneself down; to plant oneself down; to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit in (in protest)
interruption; discontinuance; suspension; cancellation (of a planned event); calling off
thanks; gratitude; appreciation; thankfulness
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
survival; survivor; relic
to mix; to blend; to combine
scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch
bubble; foam; froth; suds; lather; head (on beer)
solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy
to strike dead; to beat to death
silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; (good) idea; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation (to one's fate); acceptance; observation and contemplation
meeting place; rendezvous (point); roll-call (assembly) point; appointed (designated) place