(military) to resume combat after being defeated / (transferred sense, figuratively) to be insistent in achieving one's ends; to insist; to try again

(figuratively) prominent position

message in a bottle / desperate cry for help, SOS; hopeless attempt, last-ditch attempt

(transitive with à) to confront resolutely (a stronger party)

to tell the truth, to be completely honest, to be completely frank

the die is cast

(figuratively) low ebb

death march (forced movement of people, on foot, in such circumstances that many die during the journey)

(informal) off we go! let's go!

early, who was there right from the start, who has joined from the very beginning