charge; rush; dash; assault; attack
long time; several hours; long spell
to laugh (something) off; to dismiss with a laugh; to pooh-pooh
to confuse (someone); to befuddle; to bewilder; to mystify; to throw up a smokescreen; (lit.) to surround with smoke
whole army; whole team; all armies; all teams
in terms of; from the point of view of
military gains; war results; fruit of battle
writing off (a debt); cancellation; balancing the books; cancelling out (gains or losses); making even; making up (for)
notification; official notice; directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration); being well versed (in); being proficient (in)
forced march; (fig.) doing something on a very strict schedule
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
losing one's position; losing one's standing; downfall; fall (from power); being overthrown
hostility; antagonism; opposition
to pick a fight; to pick a quarrel
to avoid; to refrain from; to shun; to detest
speculation; thinking; meditation
reprimand; rebuke; reproach; scolding
individual technique (in team sports); individual skills; individual play
agonizing cries; pandemonium; two of Buddhism's hells
rank (e.g. of soldiers); horizontal line
the whole sky; the firmament; the heavens; the empyrean
to hold still; to hold in place; to calm down; to become steady (e.g. of nerves); to become fixed (e.g. of a gaze); to become glazed
spirit; soul; drive; vigor; vigour
(distant) howling; howl; backbiting; criticizing someone behind their back
horse riding; horseback riding; mounting a horse; mount; riding horse; saddle horse
bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)
to seize; to grab; to collar
to pair up; to form a pair; to mate; to copulate; (arch.) to fix (an arrow to the string); (arch.) to place outriders on the left and right
archer; bowman; bow-wielding soldier; crossbow soldier
skilled; skillful; skilful; competent; capable; good
to shoot (a gun, person, etc.); to fire
strangely shaped large rock; large rock of unusual shape
long and large; tall and large; grand; huge
far away in the distance; in the far distance
to scatter; to sprinkle; to spray; to lavish (money, charm, etc.)
to leave it as is; to leave it at that; to let it be; to stop with something
war situation; progress of a battle
as expected; as predicted