pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
to bear; to stand; to endure; to put up with
several years; a few years
specialization; specialisation
proximity; nearness; being nearby; approaching; drawing near; coming close
dying in vain; useless death; meaningless death
to direct; to guide; to orient; to orientate; to align
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
to be talented; to be able
looking on; standing by and watching; sitting back and watching; remaining a spectator
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in
assistance (in a fight); help; aid; helper; supporter
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
as soon as; no sooner than; one way or another; objection
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
under-shoulder swing-down; technique of grasping the arm of the opponent, the moment he comes forward, while stepping out of line and pushing down on the shoulder blade with the other hand, thus pulling him down; dodging; parrying (questions); disappointment; letdown
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
fall; decrease; knocking down; flooring; being out of action (due to illness, exhaustion, etc.); being down (e.g. with a cold); going down (of a computer system, server, etc.)
system; organization; organisation; architecture
to spend time (on doing something)
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
practice; experience; habituation; being used to; being comfortable with; being experienced in
obstacle; impediment; disability; handicap; steeplechase; obstacle race
exclusion; removal; elimination; clearing away; getting rid of
flying object (e.g. rocket, missile); projectile
stillness; rest; being stationary; standing still; coming to a standstill
moving forward (e.g. of a vehicle); onward movement; progress (of work, activities, etc.); advance; progression (of a disease, global warming, etc.); progression (e.g. chord progression)
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
firearms; missile; projectile weapon
long-handled Chinese spear; lance; weapon; arms; grip of a bow; parade float decorated with long-handled Chinese spears
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)
special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to leverage (skills, attributes, experience, etc.); to restore (a deleted passage; in proofreading)
proper use; using (different things) for different purposes
presumably; conceivably; in my opinion; in my view; I think (that); upon thought
fetters; shackles; hobbles; encumbrance; hindrance; burden
there being no use in arguing (about it); not up for discussion
to kill one's enemy (opponent)