killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
useless; vain; aimless; idle
bumping of heads; running into; coming across; encountering
to hide; to conceal oneself
at any cost; at any price; at any expense
to be able to reach; to be within one's reach; to be able to afford; to be near (a certain age)
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
to know; to understand; to (understand and) accept (a responsibility); to have a knowledge of (a skill, art, etc.); to have a command of
best; supreme; wonderful; highest; maximum; most
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; misconception; misunderstanding
with one's own body; by one's own action; by one's own experience; barely (e.g. escape); narrowly
obstinate; stubborn; obdurate; headstrong; willful; perverse
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
to crumble away; to collapse
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
adapting oneself to the requirements of the moment; playing by ear; ad hoc approach
military gains; war results; fruit of battle
to be ready to cry; to be on the point of tears
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback
absentmindedness; preoccupation; setting one's mind at ease; ceasing to worry; (arch.) loss of one's moral sense; (arch.) straying from virtue
cruel; brutal; savage; barbarous
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
role; part; job; assignment
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
to carry on one's back; to burden oneself (e.g. with debts, responsibilities, etc.)
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
exaltation; emotional uplift