defeat; loss; reverse; setback
military force; military strength
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
soldier; warrior; person of courage; strong person; very capable person
stupid plan; inane way of doing something; (one's own) plan; project
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to ward off; to avert; to put aside
inferiority (e.g. numerical); inferior position; disadvantage; unfavorable situation; unfavourable situation
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
to strike; to hit; to attack; to bash; to sound out (someone's views); to pound (meat or fish); to chop into small pieces
to send; to dispatch; to see (someone) off; to escort; to bid farewell to (the departed); to say goodbye to; to spend (time)
to hoist; to lift up; to (crowd around and) rebuke; to (gang up and) criticize; to reproach severely
to become desperate; to give in to despair
(act of) violence; vicious crime; murder
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
great swordsman; master fencer
call; summons; convening; convocation
Aalen (Germany); Ahlen; Arlen
synthesis; combination; general; combined; synthesis; colligation
martial arts; military arts; wushu (Chinese martial art)
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
arm; ability; skill; (physical) strength
to pay attention; to be watchful
worldly wisdom; secret of success in life
main constituent; core; nucleus; subject
sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
to become widely known; to become well-known; to spread (of a rumor, reputation, etc.)
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
pair; the two; both persons; both things
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
the big two ...; two major ...; two main ...
to lead; to take the lead; to be in a top position
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
to a greater or lesser extent (degree); more or less
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
measure; step; dealing with; medical treatment
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
bad behavior; misbehavior