near; close by; within reach; familiar
to mow down; to cut down; to slash (horizontally); to make a clean sweep; to sweep away; to brush away
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
furious (energy, battle, etc.); frenzied (work, activity, etc.); ferocious
tip of nose; before one's eyes; under one's nose; tip (of something)
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at); to be intimidated; to feel daunted
advance; moving forward; progress
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
firing line; caustic curve
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside; aside
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
overall; general; as a whole
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
confused fight; free-for-all; melee; dogfight; scuffle; rough-and-tumble
to compel; to force; to oblige
fresh troops; fresh players; newcomer; new employee; new method; new way
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) han (unit of land area, approx. 595.8 m^2)
posture; position; pose; attitude
preservation; retainment; keeping
stability; steadiness; consistency; stable
staying in the air; remaining airborne
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
to factor in; to take into account; to include in one's considerations
genuine; real; authentic; full-scale; full-blown; all-out
going straight on; going straight ahead
to disturb; to prevent; to obstruct; to hinder
(providing) covering fire; supporting (someone in a debate, dispute, etc.); backing (someone) up
to be in danger of; to be liable to; to be at risk of
to smoke (e.g. fire); to billow smoke; to smoulder; to be hazy; to look dim
to roar; to thunder; to become well known; to become famous; to pound (of one's heart); to throb
binoculars; field glasses
war situation; progress of a battle
to bend (with great force); to twist; to wrench; to distort (the truth)