to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
yours sincerely; respectfully yours
verbal check (esp. on railroads); verbal confirmation
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
to exploit a gap (in attention, security, etc.); to catch off guard
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
to change into; to be transformed; to be transfigured; to transform; to alter; to convert
grave marker; gravestone; headstone; writing on a headstone (name, date of death, etc.)
soldier; warrior; person of courage; strong person; very capable person
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
body; physical system; (the) person
function; facility; faculty; feature
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
power of recovery; ability to recuperate; resilience
fixed interval; fixed period
tremendous; rapid; dramatic
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
diminutive; dwarfish; pygmy; narrow (e.g. thinking); small
physical strength; muscle strength
becoming dull; slowing down
lifespan; life; lifetime; life (of a battery, lightbulb, etc.); service life; end of an object's (useful) life
side effect; adverse reaction
should not be; must not be
military gains; war results; fruit of battle
brilliant; glorious; glittering; bright; splendid (e.g. achievement, success); promising (e.g. future)
to move forward; to move on
myself; oneself; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to one's inferior)
will; resolution; kindness; goodwill; gift (as a token of gratitude)
beyond that point; after that
common front; united front
style; way; shape; dress; attire; clothing
order; discipline; regularity; system; method
group action; collective behavior; collective behaviour; acting as a group
disorderly crowd; mob; rabble
to precede; to forestall; to anticipate
stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)
to try to do; to attempt to do
unceasing; never-ending; endless
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
to become familiar with and cherish; to get to know and love