to be beyond one's capacities; to be beyond one's powers; to be beyond one's control; to be unmanageable
to beat; to attack (an enemy); to do away with; to finish off
desperately; for one's dear life
to be destroyed; to perish; to go out (e.g. fire); to destroy; to get rid of; to extinguish
three sides; small offering stand
serious crime; heavy punishment
this (battle)ship; aforementioned ship
era; CE (Common Era); AD (Anno Domini)
remote region; frontier (district); border(land)
close (e.g. of business); leaving (e.g. school); being outdone; compare unfavourably (with); closing price (stockmarket); sink mark (casting, moulding)
good prospects; full of hope; promising
to add (numbers); to add (something); to top up (with something); to take care of (e.g. one's business)
to knock (ideas) against each other; to present competing ideas; to have a lively exchange of ideas; to smash together; to crash into each other; to throw at each other
rear; rear unit guard; anchor (man)
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; shamelessly; brazenly
flow of time; flux of time; lapse of time; current of the times; trend of the times
deployment of troops, equipment, etc. (in preparation for battle)
clip-clop; clippety-clop; clamshell cellphone; flip cellphone
to exchange gunfire; to exchange shots
weapons; arms; fighting with swords; sword fight
running in; rushing into; last-minute rush
safe; in (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); all right; OK
shaking (something) out; starting point; beginning; drawing (e.g. of a bill); issue; throw (of dice); infusion (remedy)
worthlessness; uselessness; hopelessness
fateful; decisive (e.g. war)
place to die; place of death
great achievement; glorious deed; (gaining) fame; (earning) distinction
to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on)
being already (well) aware
to use a stopgap measure to cope with an emergency
meritorious deed; services
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
to command; to dominate; to prevent; to obstruct; to grip; to hold
being preoccupied with; being obsessed; only thinking of; having only ... on one's mind