excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
brave; valiant; gallant; stirring; vigorous; rousing
one's self-possession; one's presence of mind
strong person; the strong; the powerful
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to bluff; to act brave; to put on a bold front
fear; horror; risk; danger; awe; reverence
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
as always; as ever; though it's always the case
to mount (a horse, bicycle, etc.); to straddle; to sit astride; to span (an area, time, etc.); to extend over; to spread over
battle formation; lineup (e.g. for a game)
helmet (of a warrior); headpiece
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
to tower over the surroundings
glaring at each other; confrontation; standoff; face-off
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
stationing (troops); garrisoning
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
usually; ordinarily; always; continuous; 24-hour (operation, care, etc.); constant
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
participation in a war; going to war; taking part in a competition or contest
light; bright; bright (colour); cheerful; bright; bright (future, prospects, etc.); rosy
head (of a line, group, etc.); front; lead; forefront; vanguard
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
lightly; easily; carelessly
crowding together; clustering together; close formation; swarm
to throw at; to fling at; to hurl at; to hurl (abuse, insults, etc.) at; to use (rough language) with (someone)
to be prepared to flee; to become restless; to become agitated
commander; commanding officer; CO
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
to crush; to squash; to flatten; to quash (a plan, opposition, etc.); to crush; to suppress
major earthquake; large earthquake
fall; falling down; inversion; reversal; getting upset; losing one's presence of mind
broken piece; below (a certain level, point, quantity, etc.); dropping below; illegal downloading and distribution of commercial software; warez
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at); to be intimidated; to feel daunted
stall; downturn; slowdown; slump