war situation; progress of a battle
standing comparison with; comparing favorably with; by no means inferior to; equal to
according to; due to; by (means of); because of; via; on the basis of
to call; to name; to call oneself ...; to go by the name of ...; to purport (to be); to profess
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
overlooking; turning a blind eye
one's dominant hand; person of ability; skilled person; master-hand
guard (on a sword); brim (of a hat); visor; brim (of a pot); flange
to challenge (a person) to a fight
to go flying along; to move fast (against the wind)
good; fine; excellent; favorable; favourable; satisfactory
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
to come true (of a dream, wish, etc.); to be realized; to be fulfilled; to be granted; to be answered (of a prayer); to be requited (of love)
to induce (someone to do something); to tempt; to act toward (someone in a certain way); to handle (men); to send; to forward to
trouble; bother; number of moves; number of punches; number of liberties
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. of the sun)
racking one's brains; worrying oneself; being anxious
to whirl; to eddy; to swirl; to whirl around (of feelings, thoughts, etc.); to swirl around; to surge
to continue to increase; to continue to mount
this is my chance; this is the (opportune) moment; here's an opportunity (that can't be passed up)
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
defense; defence; protection
confused fight; free-for-all; melee; dogfight; scuffle; rough-and-tumble
poisonous; venomous; hateful; detestable; gaudy; garish
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; confusion
same kind; same sort; same species; same race; homogeneity
kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction; kidnapper; kidnaper; abductor
in succession; one by one
hostile; adversarial; antagonistic
innocent; blameless; guiltless
charm; fascination; to charm; to fascinate; to captivate
dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
to think nothing of ...; to care nothing for ...; to be undaunted by ...; to defy ...; to brave ...; to pay no attention to ...
obstacle; impediment; disability; handicap; steeplechase; obstacle race
existential threat; life-or-death crisis