to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
death in battle; death on the battlefield
posterity; future life; life to come
to be remembered; to go down in history
great man; magnanimous man
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
(musical) time; tempo; beat; the moment; the instance; chance
omission; slip; error; definition (of photograph); sharpness; clarity (sound)
in error; by mistake; by accident; accidentally
vengeance; revenge; retaliation
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
foe; enemy; resentment; enmity; harm; injury
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
endless; boundless; fathomless; eternal
something like ...; something called ...
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
flames; forefront of fire; flame tips
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
to draw the line (between two situations); to make a clear distinction; to make it clear where one stands; to take clear responsibility for (mistakes, etc.)
to punish; to penalize; to penalise
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
to knock down; to beat up (till unable to stand)
disorderly; messy; absurd; unreasonable; very; extremely
(arch.) arm (esp. upper arm); counter used to measure the thickness of round objects
to hit hard; to punch hard; to give a hard blow; to wallop; to sock
relying entirely on ...; using solely ...; with the sole purpose of ...; based on (mutual consent, etc.)
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
explanation (of a text, phrase, etc.); lecture; explanation (in a pompous fashion); (long-winded) lecture; (arch.) storytelling