to repel; to drive away; to repulse; to reject
infantry; infantryman; foot soldier
stronghold; fortress; strategic position; key position
going side-by-side; going abreast; running concurrently; occurring at the same time; keeping pace with
ridgeline; lines of a mountain ridge
distinctly (standing out); clearly; in sharp relief; boldly
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
break in time; interruption; pause
to roar; to reverberate; to be well-known; to be famous; to palpitate; to throb
to go along; to walk along; to follow
handful; small amount; small number
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
offense and defense; offence and defence; batting and fielding
tenacity; indomitableness; dauntlessness; inflexibility
example; illustration; precedent
desire; want; will; wish; urge; craving
merciless; ruthless; pitiless; unfeeling
incredibly brutal; gory; gruesome
hardships; privations; difficulties
to sacrifice oneself; to die a martyr
extermination; annihilation
at the top of one's voice
to enumerate; to count up
to conceal; to keep secret; to cover up
reprisals; retaliatory measures
good; goodness; right; virtue
advocate; defender; champion; backer
to burn to a crisp; to scorch
apparently; appears to be
to be hideously burned; to be burned raw
utmost limits; extremity; limit
to be on the verge of; to be about to; to be on the point of
because; for; the reason why is ...
clear as day; perfectly obvious; plain as daylight
to smoke animal out of its den
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove