to backfire; to have a harmful result
losing initiative; being forestalled; moving second; person with the second move; gote; move that does not require an immediate response from the opponent
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
battle formation; lineup (e.g. for a game)
handed-down order; issued instruction; word of command
transition; changeover; switchover; transfer (of powers, weight, etc.); shift (e.g. of centre of gravity)
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
command; direction; supervision; conducting (an orchestra, choir, etc.)
to raise (a sword, fist, etc.); to lift; to throw up; to fling up; to swing up
combat engineer; military engineer; combat engineering; military engineering
tank (military vehicle); chariot
drawing a sword; drawn sword
construction; framework; erection; assembly; organization; organisation
to move forward; to move on
just like; exactly like; as if; (do) just like ...; (be) virtually like ...; as if it were ...
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
mechanism; mechanical parts; jack-in-the-box
catapult; ballista; mangonel; sling; slingshot
to hang (something) on the wall
ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)
thick; bulky; massive; heavy
to break through; to penetrate; to pierce
rail (track); (curtain) rail; track (for a sliding door); groundwork; spadework
plump; with a thud; heavily
pit of one's stomach; bottom of one's heart; one's true feelings; one's innermost thoughts
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
to bump into; to run into; to encounter; to meet with; to clash (of opinions, people, etc.); to conflict
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
to rush into; to surge into; to crowd into
to shake; to swing; to sway; to shock
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
naked eye; the physical eye
flying column; detached force
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
obstacle; impediment; disability; handicap; steeplechase; obstacle race
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); because ...; for good reason; there is a (good) reason that ...
to run about frantically trying to escape; to run this way and that to make one's escape
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense)
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
military gains; war results; fruit of battle