forfeiture (of assets); confiscation
description; expression (in words); qualification (e.g. of a noun with an adjective); form; figure; appearance
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
to fight (with); to cross swords; to compete (with); to argue (with); to have an argument; to have a dispute
slowly; inefficiently; tardily; dawdling
(large) gun; cannon; artillery; long-ball hitter; home-run hitter
mankind; the human creature; fellow creatures
bow and arrow; weapon; arms
how much; how many; to what extent; oh my god; how; what the
archer; bowman; bow-wielding soldier; crossbow soldier
to exchange gunfire; to exchange shots
range (of a rifle, missile, etc.)
faint memory; vague memory; dim memory; vague recollection
gun; firearm; small arms (e.g. rifle, pistol, etc)
English longbow; Welsh longbow
excelling; surpassing; outdoing
lethality; killing effectiveness
making light of; thinking little of; slighting; belittling; dismissing; contempt
doll; puppet; blockhead; idiot; useless person
sample; specimen; pattern; model; example
blockhead; dunce; dimwit; dolt; slowcoach; slowpoke
proficiency; mastery; becoming proficient (in)
line of spears held at the ready
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
to make up the number; to have a complete set of
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
incessant; constant; continuous; perpetual; everlasting
future years; in (one's) later years
to fire (a gun) ceaselessly; to fire away; to blaze away; to fire volley after volley
infantry; infantryman; foot soldier
cavalry; cavalryman; trooper
conscription; (military) draft; (compulsory) enlistment
way to shoot (a gun); way to fire; firing; shooting
riding (on horseback); mounting (a horse)
to knock (ideas) against each other; to present competing ideas; to have a lively exchange of ideas; to smash together; to crash into each other; to throw at each other
advantage; advantage (in soccer, rugby, etc.); advantage rule; advantage (in tennis)