to have an eye on; to zero in on
being the strongest; being powerful (mighty) without equal
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
degree of familiarity; popularity
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
to use somebody's (argument, attack) against them
use; utilization; utilisation; application
audience seating; (spectator) stands; auditorium; stadium
to eat; to drink; to smoke; to suffer (e.g. defeat); to receive a blow
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
state of mind; mental state; mental attitude
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
in good health; alive and well; going strong
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
gallant; brave; imposing; awe-inspiring; severe; biting
one by one; one after another; successively
to knock down; to shoot down; to lop off
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
close combat; close(-quarter) fighting; in-fighting
to proceed though deadlocked; to be carried over (e.g. to next meeting); to go into a shootout (e.g. sport)
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
(out of) desperation; (as a) last resort; (driven by) pain
brilliance; luster; lustre; vividness; life
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
ferocious; fierce; audacious; impudent; shameless
war; battle; match; game; competition
to brush away; to sweep aside; to repel (e.g. enemy); to drive away; to rout
offense and defense; offence and defence
nature; property; disposition
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
complete devotion; body and soul; one's best
mixture; blending; complication; crossing; intersecting; interlacing
to lose; to miss; to forget; to be excessive
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
sudden change; complete change
fear; dread; fright; willies
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident