many; a lot of; a great number of; numerous
too much for one to handle; beyond one's capacity; unmanageable; uncontrollable; incorrigible; obstreperous
decider; person who decides; decisive factor; clincher; key
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
thin (of an object); pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.)
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
human wave attack; human wave tactics; throwing people at a problem
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
according to; by (means of); due to; because of
lightly; easily; carelessly
to be preeminent; to be outstanding
to join; to be put together; to combine; to unite; to fit; to close (e.g. of a wound)
ten; 10; ten years of age
easy; easygoing; carefree; happy-go-lucky; optimistic; leisurely
striking on the side; side blow; slanting (rain, snow, etc.); driving
time to pay the piper; (lit.) time to pay the land tax (in kind)
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal (e.g. to the public); to urge; to exhort
rearguard; rear guard; back (player)
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
matter of time; question of time
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetence; ineffectiveness
very good luck; excellent fortune
inside one's heart; in one's mind
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
to pray; to say a prayer; to say grace; to wish; to hope
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
stability; steadiness; consistency; stable
tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
pretending not to see (something); turning a blind eye (to); closing one's eyes (to); looking the other way
offset; offsetting each other; set-off; setoff; killing each other
to defend oneself; to protect oneself