large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)
group; party; team; squad; section
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding (a runner) on base
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
to stick out too much; to protrude too far; to be too strong (e.g. of tea); to be too forward; to be too assertive; to be pushy
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
lowish; somewhat low; on the low side; low (ball)
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
(complete) destruction; annihilation; devastation
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
volley (of fire); salvo; fusillade; simultaneous firing (of guns or artillery)
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
to hold back (someone) from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
to take command; to give direction
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
to succeed; to bear fruit
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
to give directions; to issue instructions
unripe; green; immature; immature; inexperienced; unskilled
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
all over; all over the place; everywhere
quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive
emergency measure; emergency procedures; first-aid treatment; stop-gap treatment; temporary repairs
as expected; just as one thought; as feared; sure enough
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
mistaking one person for another; (case of) mistaken identity
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
remainder; remnant; the rest; what is left; balance; leftovers
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody