to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
to deduct; to take away; to make allowances for something; to bear something in mind; to ebb and flow
to grab attention; to attract notice; to be eye-catching
difficult to ...; hard to ...
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
performance; trick; feat; extraordinary deed; daring act; bold move
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
to take along; to hold in the hand; to hang (e.g. from the shoulder or waist)
defeat; lost battle; losing a war
to bring; to take; to bring about
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
two parts; two copies; the second part
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
area; zone; (lit.) belt (of land)
air battle; dog fight; aerial battle
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
return fire; shooting back
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
tomoe; heraldic design composed of two or more interlocked comma-shaped figures
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)
concentrated fire; intense criticism
to exchange gunfire; to exchange shots
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway
attack on both sides; pincer movement; double envelopment
to hate; to dislike; to loathe