to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
safety zone; traffic island
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
battlefield; battleground
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
both armies; both teams; both sides
to open hostilities; to take up arms (against)
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
firing (esp. a rocket or missile); launching; shooting; ejaculation
continuation; succession; series
to roar; to reverberate; to be well-known; to be famous; to palpitate; to throb
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
one sweep (of the eye); sweeping view; unbroken view
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
battle formation; military formation
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
form; shape; figure; visage
point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
hostile party; enemy side
volley firing; fusillade; broadside
to stop walking; to pause
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention
to get into a panic; to be flustered; to panic; to get in a flap
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
hail (e.g. of bullets); barrage; storm; rain and hail
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
head; lead; vanguard; first
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
advance; moving forward; progress
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
bulletproof; protection (or charm) against bullets
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
to imitate; to copy; to enter someone as a candidate; to press (e.g. a weapon against someone's back); to compare; to liken
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years