army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
counselor; counsellor; adviser; advisor
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
violence; reckless action; (an) outrage
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
to be worth; to be worthy of; to deserve; to merit
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection
left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)
of no use; useless; not fit for purpose
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting (a difficulty); overcoming; exceeding; passing
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
to hold fast; to protect to the end
even more; still more; further
defense; defence; fielding
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
to chip (off); to shave off; to sharpen; to dampen (one's enthusiasm, interest, etc.); to reduce
bow with a heavy draw weight; someone who wields a heavy-draw-weight bow
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
archery; mapping; map; morphism
reverse; inversion; upside down; unreasonable; absurd; wrong
a little; a few; small; only; just; merely
several minutes; a few minutes
leaving the front line; retiring from the game; deserting the battle
to be forced to do or experience something (against one's will); to be forced to do something because one has no other choice
withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway
offense; offence; method of attack
charge; rush; dash; assault; attack
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
offensive (movement); aggression
critical moment; do-or-die situation; critical juncture
readiness to die; (in the) face of death
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
dominant person; preeminent person; strongest contender; far right wing; right-wing extremist; radical right wing
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
left wing; left wing (of a bird or aircraft); left wing (of an army, building, etc.); left flank; left field; left fielder
to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
readiness; (mental) preparedness; resolution; determination; resignation (to one's fate)
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to whirl (in the wind); to flutter (about); to swirl
in succession; one by one
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die