battle formation; lineup (e.g. for a game)
taking part on the spur of the moment; participating without registering beforehand; last-minute entrant; specking on flower petals
arrangement; pact; agreement
destruction; annihilation; extermination
idealistic theory; unrealistic argument
muscle-brain; meathead; hot-blooded idiot; person who charges in before thinking
flexibility; pliability; softness; elasticity
random; by chance; haphazard; hit-or-miss; unplanned
hurried construction; hurried production; hasty manufacture; hasty formation
unexpected; unforeseen; accidental
raid; military attack by a mobile unit; hit-and-run attack; shortstop; short
perfect (for); ideal; just right; most suitable; tailor-made
to crown; to cap; to prefix with; to start with; to begin with
to sit silently (and submissively) at a meeting
will to fight; fighting spirit; morale
to be started; to begin (of a battle, contest, campaign, etc.)
wonton (Chinese dumpling); won ton; wantan; wanton; wuntun
war area; battlefield; theater; theatre
one's own ground; one's own position; one's own area of the field (soccer, rugby, etc.)
junction line between two sea currents; line where two ocean currents meet; course of things; turning point
to begin to appear; to begin to come in
to be boiled down; to come to a standstill; to reach an impasse; to approach a conclusion (of a discussion, investigation, etc.)
state of the war; war situation
self and others; this and that; both sides; oneself and one's opponent; he and I
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
watershed; divide; turning point; watershed (moment); moment of truth
helplessly; easily; without resistance; without regret
to entice; to tempt; to invite someone to join in
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
capture (esp. of a foreign vessel); seizure
white flag; truce flag; surrender flag
close escort; close protection
same type; same model; isomorphism; homotypy
dogfight (aircraft); dog fight