to sense; to infer; to gather; to pick up on; to get wind of; to perceive
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
war readiness; combat preparedness; readiness for battle
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
to fight (with); to cross swords; to compete (with); to argue (with); to have an argument; to have a dispute
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
several hundred; hundreds (of)
beginning; outset; first; onset
support; help; backing; covering (from enemy attack); protection
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
literally; to the letter; literal
battle; fight; fighting; engagement; contest
to unfold; to unroll; to open
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
(surprise) attack; assault; raid; charge
true to one's name; living up to one's name
to fall behind; to lag behind; to be outdistanced; to be beaten
assistance; backing; reinforcements
vertex; apex; top (e.g. of a mountain); summit; top (of a profession, field, etc.); summit
to kick into (e.g. a ball into a goal)
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
in that manner; like that
drawing; painting; picture
with a bang; with a bam; with a wham
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
several minutes; a few minutes
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
unbearable to look at; too miserable (or awful) to watch; cannot bear to see
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
to shake; to sway; to rock; to become unstable; to become unsettled; to be shaken
in the fire; in the flames; burning (something); throwing into the fire; committing to the flames
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); insipidity
foot technique (in judo, sumo wrestling, etc.); footwork; tricks performed with the feet
heated wire; infrared rays; heat rays