beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
tomfoolery; monkey business
close combat; close(-quarter) fighting; in-fighting
to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
attacking a fleeing enemy; additional blow to an already unfortunate situation; rubbing salt into a wound
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
incessant; constant; continuous; perpetual; everlasting
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
in spite of; despite; although; regardless of; irrespective of
punishment; penalty; penal regulations; penal provisions; penal code
movement (of one's body); moving about; stirring; acting freely; doing as one pleases
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
rightly or wrongly; by all possible means; at all costs; at any cost; no matter what (happens); by fair means or foul
to be destroyed; to perish; to go out (e.g. fire); to destroy; to get rid of; to extinguish
duplication; repetition; overlapping; redundancy; restoration
to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die
to tower extremely high; to pierce the sky; to overflow (with energy); to run high (of spirits, momentum, etc.); to surge (of a feeling)
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically; strategy; tactics
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
to join forces; to cooperate
to gather in a circle; to form a circle
friend and foe; enemies and allies; both sides
encounter; running into; meeting with (e.g. an accident); being confronted with (e.g. a difficulty)
to be attentive to small details; to be attentive to others (or others' concerns); to have one's mind turn groundlessly to something negative
number of (large) animals
from what (I've) seen; given that ...
completely beating someone up; being completely knocked down; thoroughly bashing someone
minuscule amount; extremely small quantity
uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
doubting; distrustful; incredulous; suspicious
... all over again (repeating the same failure)
dispersion; breakup; variance; dispersion
defeating; crushing; smashing; destroying
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
tightrope walking; high-wire act; funambulism; treading a tightrope; walking on thin ice; pulling a risky balancing act
no-risk; risk-free; without risk
variables; uncertain elements; uncertainties; imponderables
fine (grain, workmanship, etc.); close (weave); delicate; precise; accurate; careful