to gulp down (a drink); to slurp
if it is the case that ...
being startled, surprised or afraid; panic; trepidation
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
three; three years of age
blue cloth; blue ground; blue background
clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)
infantry; infantryman; foot soldier
close combat; close(-quarter) fighting; in-fighting
to take (be in) charge of
numerical value; numerics; reading (on a meter, etc.)
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
without; but if; otherwise; or else
comprehensive; composite; all-embracing
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
thirteen; 13; king (playing card)
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
bleeding; haemorrhage; hemorrhage; bleeding money; red ink; selling below cost
having wounds all over one's body; being wounded all over; receiving a drubbing; being subjected to a barrage of criticism
disastrous scene; terrible spectacle
to present; to offer; to show; to display; to assume (e.g. a shape)
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
Herculean task; next-to-impossible undertaking
several people; a few people
self and others; this and that; both sides; oneself and one's opponent; he and I
an order of magnitude higher; off by a digit; in a different league; unbelievable; incomparable; unimaginable
loss of eyesight; loss of vision; going blind; blindness
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
how long; how far; how much
to be at a loss for words
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...