(with) great vigour (from the way splitting bamboo goes all down the stick); irresistible force
victory; triumph; win; conquest; success
military man; warrior; soldier
gorilla (Gorilla spp., esp. western gorilla, Gorilla gorilla)
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
beautiful woman; pretty girl; high-quality goods; special article
muscle stiffness (esp. in shoulders)
possibly; by some possibility; perhaps
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
to make sure; to check; to ascertain; to confirm; to verify
that; the matter in question
one's first campaign; one's first battle
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
to gain strength; to gather momentum; to be encouraged; to be heartened; to be invigorated; to take heart
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
comeback; recovery; restoration; rally
way to die; means of dying; quality of one's death
taking on a life of its own (of a rumour, etc.); walking by oneself; taking a walk by oneself; walking unaided; being able to walk without help; standing on one's own feet
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
doing something separately (from the group); going off on one's own
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
arrest; apprehension; capture
commander; general; leader
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition