dozens;  scores of;  decades
 to open hostilities;  to take up arms (against)
 to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent);  to overpower;  to overwhelm (someone with emotion);  to move;  to intimidate;  to frighten
 to meet (the enemy) and attack;  to engage (the approaching enemy);  to confront;  to intercept
 strength;  power;  proficiency;  ability
 mere consolation;  temporary peace of mind
 rank (of troops);  file;  column;  formation
 to be frugal;  to be sparing;  to value;  to hold dear;  to regret (e.g. a loss);  to feel sorry (for)
 to be confused;  to be flustered;  to be at a loss
 advance;  moving forward;  progress
 in the face of;  in defiance of
 to push on;  to plunge forward;  to push one's way to
 to darken;  to get dark;  to be clouded;  to be hidden (behind clouds)
 to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.);  to come down;  to form (of frost);  to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight);  to pour in;  to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
 paying back in installments (instalments);  amortization plan (amortisation);  gradual demolition;  gradual erosion;  gradual dismantlement
 rushing into;  breaking into;  storming;  plunging into (war, etc.);  embarking on (a new venture)
 defenseless;  defenceless;  unprotected;  vulnerable
 from one's side;  from the side (of something);  from someone unconnected;  from someone uninvolved
 to stretch;  to extend;  to straighten out;  to be flattened;  to spread (of paint, cream, etc.);  to stretch out (e.g. of a hand);  to extend
 to make an appearance;  to show up
 to face;  to go towards;  to head towards
 crane (any bird of the family Gruidae, esp. the red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis)
 hero;  heroine;  Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804);  Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
 childlike mind;  judgment as a child (judgement)
 to manufacture;  to produce;  to raise (crops);  to invent;  to dream up;  to create
 exquisite;  superb;  perfect;  miraculous
 to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves);  to scatter;  to be dispersed;  to disappear;  to dissolve;  to spread
 to stand in (someone's) place;  to be in a (certain) position
 my;  one's own;  I ...;  one ...
 to be piled up;  to lie on top of one another;  to come one after another;  to happen over and over;  to overlap (each other);  to occur at the same time
 gifted young person who shows much promise;  unrecognized genius;  great person whose talent is hidden under a bushel
 to do in place of or on behalf of (someone)
 to dance (orig. a whirling dance);  to flutter about;  to revolve
 poem;  poetry;  verse;  Chinese poem
 to chant;  to sing;  to recite;  to write (a poem);  to compose
 what's in one's heart;  one's emotional state;  what one feels