surface of the earth; ground surface
concealment; suppression; hiding
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
scanning (e.g. TV); traversal
oversight; omission; something overlooked; thing left unnoticed
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
these guys; these fellows
division; section; compartment; block; plot; lot
(preliminary) skirmish; prelude; preliminary encounter; warm-up match (e.g. before a final)
probe each other; sound each other out
if there is a chance; if possible; if circumstances permit; if things go well; if luck is on my side
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
usually; ordinarily; always; continuous; 24-hour (operation, care, etc.); constant
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
to burn down (to the ground); to clear away by burning; to reduce to ashes; to burn off
to affect adversely; to have a negative influence (on)
to hinder; to obstruct; to adversely affect
interruption; suspension; break
scriptures; canon; teaching guide
idealistic thought (argument)
bird's-eye view; aerial view; overhead view
destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
however; having said that; but
to have a lot on one's shoulders; to bear a lot of responsibility
to be believed to; to be expected to; to be feared to; to be poised to; to be considered to; to be likely to
stoppage; interruption; cessation; suspension
to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return
to throw a punch at; to swing at; to strike out at; to raise a hand against
prospects of victory; chances of success
honest to a fault; foolishly honest; naively honest
guess; conjecture; surmise
to be forced to do or experience something (against one's will); to be forced to do something because one has no other choice
series of battles; successive battles
(balance) scales; shoulder carrying pole; steelyard
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous
to damage; to do harm; to disadvantage