hills and fields; countryside
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
confused fight; free-for-all; melee; close contest; close match
preemptive strike; preemptive attack; first strike
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
performance (as opposed to practice); going before an audience or on-air; game; match; high of the season; height (of summer, etc.)
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
unhurt; uninjured; flawless (e.g. gem); unblemished; spotless (e.g. reputation); faultless (e.g. performance)
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (at); to fling (at); to vent (e.g. one's anger); to express (one's feelings)
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
giving two or three light tugs (or pushes); (arch.) worrying about; (arch.) moping; (arch.) suddenly angry; (arch.) feeling a surge of anger
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.); flap (of a dust jacket)
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert; quarantine
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official
hostility; antagonism; opposition
to be worried; to be troubled
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say everything; to tell all
kind; sort; species; species
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
to entrust (someone) with; to pin one's hopes on (someone's future); to have great expectations for; to have (someone) deliver (a letter, etc.); to leave (a message); to send word
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
consequence; outcome; result; blame; fault
waking up; awakening; arousal; disillusion; disillusionment; awakening
war criminal; person responsible for a team's defeat
one school; one sect; one denomination; one party; one faction; one group
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
beforehand; in advance; ahead of time; previously
to discuss; to talk together
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
to be all out (e.g. of people); to be all elsewhere; to be all in use (e.g. of cars); to be sold out; to have none left
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of