genuine; real; authentic; full-scale; full-blown; all-out
combat readiness; battle readiness; fighting trim
to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver; to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
seeing (with the naked eye); observation; visual inspection
(surprise) attack; assault; raid; charge
night attack; nocturnal assault
before one's eyes; in one's presence; up close; personally
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
corner; section; one horn; pillar (of a group, system, etc.); member (of an organization, etc.); first corner
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear; to be dispelled
side; beside; feature of a sword blade
terrible; dreadful; tremendous; terrific; appalling; shocking
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below; to wedge; to play a wedge
closing in on (the enemy, first place, etc.); coming close to; pressing hard; pressing hard (e.g. with a question); taking to task; grilling
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
advance warning; previous notice; prior announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
(in) the air; midair; sky
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
to be reduced to ashes; to be cremated
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
paper lantern; Chinese lantern; Japanese lantern; snot bubble
reinforcement (e.g. of troops)
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at); to be intimidated; to feel daunted
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
to take pains; to take time for someone; to do work for someone; to go to trouble for someone
face; honour; honor; reputation; prestige; dignity
what sort of; what kind of; what way
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
to be surprised; to be bewildered; to be confused; to be flustered; to roll one's eyes up and down
expulsion; driving out; driving away; extermination
to be prepared to flee; to become restless; to become agitated
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb; produced at an unorthodox location
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
used to indicate respect for the listener (or reader)
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
one by one; one after another; successively
calming down; quieting down