to kick about; to kick around; to scatter (a crowd, the enemy, etc.); to rout
reality; actuality; hard fact
rather; sooner; preferably
annihilation; extermination; (total) destruction; wiping out
to increase; to add to; to augment
final; eventual; ultimate
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
which; where; all; both; anyway; anyhow
groan; moan; growl; roar; hum (of a machine, power lines, etc.); drone (e.g. of an engine)
observation; survey; watching
senility; dotage; decrepitude
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
reprimand; rebuke; reproach; scolding
venting one's anger (on someone or something); taking out one's anger on
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside; aside
to step forward; to volunteer
to nock (an arrow); to fix an arrow to the string
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
one end; an end; part; fragment
to be outdone (by); to be in inferior (to); to compare unfavorably (with); to be behind
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
easily; readily; with ease; without trouble
to slaughter; to massacre; to butcher; to defeat soundly; to overpower; to vanquish
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
to walk about; to walk around; to conduct oneself; to act; to stop by (somewhere; esp. of a criminal on the run); to drop by
advance; moving forward; progress
crash; smashing (into); ramming; clash (of views, interests, teams, etc.); conflict
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
range (of a rifle, missile, etc.)
ten; 10; ten years of age
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
early days; early years; early stages; initial stages; beginning
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk
symbol (of something abstract); emblem; (symbolic) representation
support; help; backing; covering (from enemy attack); protection
both (people); the two of them
in advance; beforehand; previously; ahead of time
to knock together; to strike against each other; to clash; to arrange (e.g. a meeting); to discuss (in advance); to coordinate