person of high rank or position
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
deliberately; intentionally; on purpose; purposely
opponent; adversary; the competition; the other side; one's enemy
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
to jabber; to chatter; to chat with
middle stage; middle phase; middle game; midfield
opposite side; opposition
slightly (of an action); (looking) small and quiet
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to require much effort; to be hard to do; to be bone-breakingly hard
appearing one after another; cropping up one after another; occurring in succession
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
slightly injured person; slightly wounded person; person with minor injuries
alternately; by turns; one after the other
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
tall and thin; long and thin; lanky; spindly; gangly
to cause casualties; to result in deaths
curiously; curiously enough; oddly enough; to the point of being mysterious; to the extent of being strange
beginning of the game; kickoff; face-off
we have a result!; game over!; match!
to become pale; to turn pale
to be discouraged; to be disheartened
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to thrust before; to thrust at
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
to take (a person) unawares; to make a surprise attack
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
suddenly and in a loud voice (e.g. sobbing)
gentle; mild; meek; tender
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise