after all; in the end; when all's said and done; for the time being; at present
defeat; lost battle; defeated army
commander; general; leader
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
such ... as; or some such
frivolous; flippant; superficial; flattery; (insincere) compliments
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
to thrust at someone (e.g. a weapon); to point (a gun, knife, etc.) at; to hold up threateningly to (someone's face); to present forcefully (demand, document, etc.); to confront someone with (evidence, facts, etc.); to force upon
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
to take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate
serviceman; servicewoman; soldier; member of the armed forces; military personnel
motorcycle; motorbike; bike; bicycle
conspirators; faction; cabal; clique
to be greatly obliged; to be very sorry
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
(not) even once; (not) ever
to shake; to swing; to sway; to shock
to come loose; to come untied; to come undone; to loosen up (e.g. tension)
rather; better; instead; if anything
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
fighting a good fight; putting up a good fight; fighting bravely
dozens; scores of; decades
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
(hand) weapon; (arch.) one's forte; (arch.) one's special skill; (arch.) weapon one is skilled in using
down jacket; quilted down coat
to wear (multiple layers of clothes); to wear underneath; to dress up (esp. in formal clothes); to attire oneself (in); to break in (through repeated wearing); to wear in
hunting; oscillatory behavior of a non-converging feedback loop (behaviour); hunting cap
to pull over one's eyes (e.g. hat); to wear pulled down over one's eyes
to mix (with); to be mixed (together); to be mingled
mixed (e.g. team, chorus)
absolutely; completely; utterly; really; simply; only
the number of people; many people; a large number of people
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
massing (of troops); gathering