to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
the public; general public
(in the) presence (of); in front (of); before (someone)
as if ...; as if to say ...; as though ...
to go together; to go in company (with); to go along (with)
just one person; only one
to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely
under one's arm; (in) the armpit
peremptorily; willy-nilly; forcibly
fighting (against); taking on (an opponent); facing; confronting; competing (with); battle
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
looking away; looking aside; outsider's perspective; observer's view
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
to get into a fight; to take up the gauntlet; to accept a challenge
victory or defeat; victory and defeat
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
that's a different matter; that's a different story
front; frontage; facade; main
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
favorite; favourite; habitually used
to suspend (from); to hang (down); to dangle
mobility; maneuverability
ability; performance; efficiency
going side-by-side; going abreast; running concurrently; occurring at the same time; keeping pace with
to move around; to move about; to get around
still more; even more; much more; increased; greater
heating power; thermal power; firepower
tendency; trend; inclination
to wear (a sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted with (a mission); to be charged with; to have (a quality, property, etc.); to have a trace of
to knock (ideas) against each other; to present competing ideas; to have a lively exchange of ideas; to smash together; to crash into each other; to throw at each other
war; battle; match; game; competition
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
common sense; common knowledge; common understanding
pair; the two; both persons; both things
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
to gaze (at); to stare intently (at); to look fixedly (at); to fascinate; to enchant; to possess
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)