chair; seat; stool; post; position; seat
doing whatever one pleases; selfishness; self-indulgence
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
command; lead; generalship; leadership
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to bump into; to run into; to encounter; to meet with; to clash (of opinions, people, etc.); to conflict
to be outdone (by); to be in inferior (to); to compare unfavorably (with); to be behind
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
infinity; infinitude; eternity; infinite; limitless
collision; crash; impact; clash; skirmish; conflict
sham battle; mock battle; dry run; military exercise; war game
skill; proficiency; experience; dexterity
massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter
forum (in an ancient Roman city); form; shape
color (of an animal); body color
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
head (of a line, group, etc.); front; lead; forefront; vanguard
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
in succession; one after another
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
steel; sword steel; sword
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to leverage (skills, attributes, experience, etc.); to restore (a deleted passage; in proofreading)
warfare in which soldiers fling themselves at the enemy; hand-to hand combat
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
to be better than; to be ahead of; to outdo; to surpass; to exceed
growth; development; stretching (one's body, e.g. when waking up); (ability to) spread (of paint, cream, etc.); elongation; extension
undesirable lover (boyfriend, girlfriend); passion; temper; irritability
losing by being overmatched; being defeated by a stronger opponent; losing by misusing one's powers; defeat as a result of trying too hard
single combat; duel; one-on-one fight
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
to surround; to crowd around; to gather around; to encircle; to besiege
to breathe heavily (e.g. with much movement of the shoulders)
gap; opening; break; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
appeal (e.g. for peace); plea; appeal (of something); attractiveness; appeal (to the referee); emphasizing