one blow; one hit; one stroke; summiting on the first attempt (oft. without prior knowledge about the route; in climbing); on-sight; flashing
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
before one's eyes; in one's presence; up close; personally
whirr; hum; buzz; whoosh; woosh; whiz
to (hit and) crush; to smash; to squash; to defeat soundly; to crush (an opponent, hopes, etc.)
helmet; hard hat; protective headgear
(soldier's) cooking utensils; mess kit; outdoor (camping) cooking utensils
bowl; pot; (plant) pot; flowerpot; crown (of the head); skull
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
covered in mud; mud-caked
contagious disease; communicable disease; transmissible disease; infectious disease; epidemic
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
raid; military attack by a mobile unit; hit-and-run attack; shortstop; short
entry into a castle (esp. by a conquering force)
dramatic decrease; sharp drop; sudden fall
to stop walking; to pause
to appease one's thirst; to wet one's whistle
instead; but (on the other hand)
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
to shoot (arrow, bolt, dart)
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
marked; pronounced; showing a strong tendency (towards)
uneasy feeling; sense of anxiety; malaise
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
to bite and tear; to bite a hole in
binoculars; field glasses