rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
decider; person who decides; decisive factor; clincher; key
to be at a loss how to continue an offensive; to be frustrated by impregnable defences
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
allied forces; the Allies (e.g. in WWII)
to allow (someone or something) to come near; to let get close
now advancing and now retreating; ebb and flow; seesawing; taking alternately favorable and unfavorable turns
offense and defense; offence and defence
appointing someone to a position of trust; entrusting someone with an important position; making much of
freely; right and left; as one pleases
as one pleases; irresponsibility; free-for-all
adhering to (a view, policy, etc.); sticking to; holding fast to; steadfastly maintaining
to go on the defensive; to play it safe
usually; under usual circumstances
this (very thing); this precisely
megaphone; bullhorn; loudhailer
unusual; uncommon; extraordinary; out of the ordinary; incomparable; serious
(more than) enough; too much; bitterly; extremely; keenly
to distribute; to hand out
sharpness; sharp weapon; blade; fine soldier
holding out for a short while; putting up resistance for a while; briefly holding one's own
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
hooklike; hook-shaped; unciform
struggling; pawing (e.g. horses' hooves)
(weather) front; front line; the front; battlefront
bowl; pot; (plant) pot; flowerpot; crown (of the head); skull
device; instrument; vessel; container; ability; capacity
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
trouble; difficulty; hospitality; treatment; treat
draw (in go, poetry contest, etc.); tie
to get goosebumps; to have gooseflesh
to let dry; to kill (vegetation); to season (lumber)
to give a command (e.g. in a loud voice); to give an order
to need; to require; to take; to demand
at the same time; concurrently; simultaneously; coinciding (with)
East Asian age reckoning; traditional system of age reckoning whereby newborns are considered one year old and on New Year's Day one year is added to everyone's age