one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
glaring at each other; confrontation; standoff; face-off
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
rising; ascending; climbing
hidden ball trick; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
intercept; interception; counter-attack
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
uninhabited area; acting inhumanly; inhuman person; nonhuman life (usu. sentient)
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
to cut down (grass, etc.; by swinging a sickle, scythe, etc.); to mow
counter; counting device; (service) counter (at a bank, store, etc.); counter (at a bar, cafe, etc.); bar; counter-attack (in soccer); counter
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
just before; just prior to; right in front of; just in front of
scattering (in all directions)
innumerable; countless; numberless
bat (Chiroptera spp.); umbrella; opportunist; turncoat
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
oh!; dear me; my goodness; well well; I say
watching a (sports) game; spectating; observing (military operations)
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
to fly about; to jump about; to bustle about
massing (of troops); gathering
to take the form (of); to assume a shape
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
too (much); overly; excessively
guarding; guard; railway bridge (over a road); (railroad) overpass; flyover
impact (of a projectile); landing (of a bullet); striking
heaven and earth; top and bottom
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
to stab (into); to thrust (violently); to plant (in the ground, snow, etc.); to set; to stick (upright)
to put on the brakes; to put a stop to
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
blow; hit (on the body); beating
pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase; follow-up attack
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
hating to lose; unyielding; unbending; competitive; sore loser; determined
to flare up; to burst into flames
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
standing upright; standing bolt upright; rearing
little by little; bit by bit
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience