to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
glaringly; dazzlingly; blazingly
black lustre; black luster
arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)
reinforcement (e.g. of troops)
parallel lines; remaining far apart (e.g. in discussions); not reaching an agreement; views that never cross
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter
to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate
to boost; to force up; to push up
to keep step (with); to keep pace (with); to move in lockstep; to align (with another's thoughts or actions); to get on the same page
to act as one; to act in concert; to keep pace; to stay in step
double; twice (as much); twofold
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
to be mixed together; to be blended; to intermingle; to commingle
composite; combined; complex
whistling arrow used to signal the start of battle; start (e.g. of a movement); beginning; dawn
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
now advancing and now retreating; ebb and flow; seesawing; taking alternately favorable and unfavorable turns
offense and defense; offence and defence
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
to be scared (of); to be frightened (by); to be intimidated (by)
in case of; at that time; at this time
extermination (of pests); eradication; stamping out (e.g. a social evil)
chasing too far; pursuing relentlessly
to move back; to draw back; to lessen; to subside; to resign; to retire
to run out (e.g. of the room)
armed forces; military; troops
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
to lose interest (in); to grow less enthusiastic
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
running backwards; running with the head turned back