rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
dwarf (esp. in folklore or fantasy literature)
to take the lead; to lead a group; to be in the vanguard
to raise one's voice; to shout
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
to irritate; to grate on one's nerves; to aggravate; to be galling; to be invidious
brethren; brothers; fellow countrymen; fellowman; compatriot
remaining; left-over; excess
to fall into someone's hands; to place oneself in someone's power
(religious) faith; belief; creed
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
to well up; to burst; to arise
to shake; to swing; to sway; to shock
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
aggression; invasion; raid
way to go!; attaboy!; hear, hear!
one's own army; one's own team
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
fort; stronghold; fortification
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
archer; bowman; bow-wielding soldier; crossbow soldier
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
end of life; death; annihilation
to be forced to do or experience something (against one's will); to be forced to do something because one has no other choice
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
pillar of fire; blazing column
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
to burn down (to the ground); to clear away by burning; to reduce to ashes; to burn off
untiringly; persistently; without losing interest
scale; scope; plan; structure
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification