shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
battlefield; battleground
personification; impersonation; embodiment
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)
proficiency; mastery; becoming proficient (in)
to need; to demand; to take; to require
power; might; authority; influence
range (of a rifle, missile, etc.)
no objection; nothing to criticize; nothing to criticise
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
bending and stretching; flexing and extending
advanced student; advanced learner; advanced practitioner; experienced person
if you think about it; come to think of it
to be smart; to be cool; to be sharp; to be stylish
Stormbringer (role-playing game)
magic sword; cursed sword
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
without; but if; otherwise; or else
genuine article; real thing; real deal
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
brave; valiant; gallant; stirring; vigorous; rousing
soldier; combatant; warrior
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
security police; special police; special; TV special; standard-playing (record); SP; shore patrol
in (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); inside the line; in; inside; enter here; enter
or; OR (Boolean operator)
kitchen knife; carving knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food