to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
laughing while crying; smiling through one's tears; (alternately) laughing and crying; tears and laughter; joy and sorrow
to cut down; to chop down; to fell
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
to mix with; to be mixed; to be mingled
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
to knock down; to tear down; to crush (e.g. enemy); to throw into confusion; to refute; to pick apart
to pop off; to pop out; to fly off; to shoot off; to burst open
clean sweep; killing several with one sword sweep
somewhat; to some extent; to some degree; some; part; portion
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
to risk one's life (to do); to put one's life on the line; to step forward (to do); to give one's all
to knock (a person) off his feet; to hit (something) hard; to send (someone) flying
to slaughter; to massacre; to butcher; to defeat soundly; to overpower; to vanquish
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
military force; force of arms; strength of an army
annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat
appearance; air; condition; state; form
destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
reduction by half; halving
be (that) as it may; having said that
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
all people; everybody; ten thousand people
to kill with a sword (knife, dagger, etc.); to slay; to put to the sword
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
that's a different matter; that's a different story
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
to envelop; to blanket; to cloak
to push aside; to brush or thrust aside; to remove; to get rid of
cutting in two with a single stroke; taking decisive action; dealing with decisively; cutting the (Gordian) knot