to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous; to be absurd
end of life; death; breathing one's last
unable to move; dead in the water; completely helpless
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
commander; commanding officer; CO
at full speed; as fast as one's legs can carry one
dated; date; date of effect (e.g. a rule change); fixed; external
absurd; unreasonable; rash; reckless; excessive; immoderate
friend and foe; enemies and allies; both sides
stature; body height; one's means; one's status; one's ability
outstanding; excellent; exceptional; distinguished; unrivaled; surpassing (e.g. beauty)
clotted blood; gore; sticky clots of blood
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
military accouterments; military accoutrements; troop formation
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
old-fashioned; behind the times; out-of-date; antiquated
unchanged (from long ago); as it was in the past; same old; traditional
hand-to-hand combat; fighting at close quarters; close combat
same family (race, tribe)
excelling; surpassing; outdoing
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
to put one's life on the line
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
rumbling (of thunder, one's stomach, etc.); grumbling; rolling (of something large and heavy); tumbling; all over the place; everywhere; idly
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
minor or untalented actor (relegated to roles such as the legs of a stage horse); (lit.) horse's legs
to send (something) flying; to splatter; to drive (something) off
horse's back; (mountain) ridge; arête; road along a ridge
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
whip; lash; stick; cane; encouragement; rebuke
to run through (a crowd, gate, etc.); to sweep through (e.g. of news through a city); to run past (someone) from behind; to overtake
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread