Herculean task; next-to-impossible undertaking
change; alternation; rotation; replacement; substitution; shift
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
encampment; position; side; end; goal area
to spend (money) like water; to spend (money) like it grows on trees; to throw around (one's money); to play ducks and drakes with
person who holds the purse strings; person who minds the cash; safe keeper; treasurer
to blow (a horn, etc.); to sound
the entire strength; all hands; all the members
(hand-to-hand) fight; grapple; scuffle; struggling (with a problem, task, etc.); grappling; wrestling
to shift (something) from one hand to the other; to carry in a different way; to change one's grip (on); to exchange (what one is holding for something else)
agreement; assent; Norway
encouragement; inspiration; rousing; stirring up; raising (e.g. morale)
good luck (in battle); may fortune be with you
to become complicated; to become intricate; to become tangled
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
to lose one's footing; to slip
running parallel (to); running side-by-side; keeping pace (with)
and yet; despite (all) that
to run out of; to be short of; to be out of stock; to be out of (e.g. breath); to lose (one's patience, concentration, etc.)
shrill; strident; sharp (pain, e.g. headache, earache); ice-cold; very cold
weapons; arms; fighting with swords; sword fight
approaching the enemy; (coming into) contact with the enemy; engaging the enemy
encounter; engagement; battle
curved sword (e.g. a scimitar, shamshir, etc.); curved blade
hand-to-hand combat; fighting at close quarters; close combat
flash (of light); glint; swift strike; quick decisive move
participation in a war; going to war; taking part in a competition or contest
these guys; these fellows
eagerness; enthusiasm; fervor; excitement; fighting spirit; fighting mood
disorder; disturbance; unrest
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
reserve army; flying column; troops kept in reserve for flexible deployment
defense; defence; fielding
to set off an explosive; to start a fire under someone; to motivate someone with rough words
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
losing by being overmatched; being defeated by a stronger opponent; losing by misusing one's powers; defeat as a result of trying too hard