standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
to bark; to howl; to howl (of the wind); to roar (of the sea); to yell; to shout
war; fighting; fierce competition
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
to plan one's next moves; to work out a plan
place to go; person to turn to; person to depend on
blank space; margin; blank canvas
disliking; hating; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about
important matter; matters of weight
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
manners; behavior; behaviour
to trample underfoot; to tread on; to crush with a foot
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
leaving (a hall, meeting, stadium, etc.); exit; walkout; exit (from the stage); leaving the stage
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
charge; rush; dash; assault; attack
long distance; long range; long distance relationship
gunfight; firefight; gun battle; shoot-out
to torment; to punish; to treat harshly; to beat up; to give a drubbing; to cause damage to
close combat; close(-quarter) fighting; in-fighting
luckily; blessedly; fortunately
difference; variation; difference
to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on)
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; known as; so to speak
infighting; inside fighting; fighting at close range
difficult to ...; hard to ...
distance; range; difference (e.g. in opinion); gap; metric
firing; shooting; fire; gunshot; marksmanship
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
stagnation; standstill; accumulation; stay; sojourn
middle; center; heart; midst (e.g. of a storm); peak (e.g. of a season); (the) height (of something)
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
no loss or gain; coming out even
stick; club; cudgel; bludgeon
posture; position; stance
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)