opening (a door, window, etc.); leaving open; opening up (e.g. to the public); allowing (public) access
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge
inevitable; unavoidable; certain; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
field battle; field operations; open battle; battlefield; battlefront
cannot avoid doing; cannot help but (do); is compelled to do; (feel) obliged to (do); has to do
without trouble; easily; readily
ignominious defeat; crushing failure; utterly beaten; overwhelming defeat
one swing; one shake (e.g. of pepper); one sword
(beating someone) hands down; with a single blow
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
impact (on); (strong) impression; effect; impact (of a ball against a racket, bat, club, etc.)
to get cold feet; to back away; to withdraw
to shut oneself in (one's house, room, etc.); to confine oneself (to); to barricade oneself (in a building); to entrench oneself; to hole up
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
great physical power; animal strength
dozens; scores of; decades
tough guy; wild one; veteran (in a particular field); expert; person of surprising audacity; someone with a lot of nerve
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)
glaring at each other; confrontation; standoff; face-off
(one's) handling of the reins; how well one controls things
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
closing; closure; shutdown; lockout
goods; materials; commodities; resources; supplies
having no choice; at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end; helpless; powerless
to fall into (someone's) hands; to fall under someone's control; to become someone's property (e.g. of an object)
outflow; effluence; efflux; outflow (of people, capital, etc.); drain (of gold, talent, etc. from a country); leak (e.g. of personal information)
uncertain; doubtful; unreliable; unsteady; unclear; vague
reinforcement (e.g. of troops)
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
bargaining point; terms of exchange; conditions for meeting a demand
right on the heels of yesterday; only yesterday
to claim victims; to cause casualties
accommodation; taking in; imprisonment; detention; containing (e.g. words in a dictionary); adding
decorative curtain hung from the ceiling; tent; pavilion; marquee
having consent (e.g. to do something); having (someone's) assent
eyetooth; cuspid; canine (tooth); dogtooth
unable to contain oneself; itching to do something; cannot sit still
wonderful; splendid; magnificent; exceeding; incredible; remarkable