to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
to smash violently; to crush
quarrel; feud; wrangling; snarling (at each other)
reopening; resumption; restarting
front; frontage; facade; main
commander; commanding officer; CO
shallow; superficial; thoughtless; short-sighted; foolish; silly
ambush; lying in wait for an ambush
sneer; derision; scornful laugh; cold smile
military service; combat experience
ambush; troops in ambush; unexpected opposition; unexpected obstacle
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
volley firing; fusillade; broadside
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
heaps of corpses all around
flying column; detached force
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
for better or worse; luckily or unluckily
female; smaller (of the two); weaker; (arch.) woman; (arch.) wife
maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling
to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply
all nighter; sleepless night
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
to be coming; to be popular; to be fashionable; to be angry; to have blown one's lid
(sense of) rivalry; competitiveness
to be reminded of; to call to mind
suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows
night attack; nocturnal assault
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
bloodsucking; sucking blood
scar (e.g. from operation, injection); trace; mark (e.g. skid marks)