whole army; whole team; all armies; all teams
instruction; direction; briefing
supreme ruler; conqueror; champion; winner; titleholder
to fight to the bitter end
following one's master into the grave; committing suicide after one's lord has died
from the start; from the beginning; from the outset
offering (e.g. to the gods); votive offering
enemy camp; enemy line; last 3 rows of the board
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
weak; weak-kneed; soft; feeble; effeminate
to fling off; to throw off; to cast aside; to abandon; to throw to the winds
long-cherished desire; satisfaction (from achieving one's desire)
lumping together (things or people); treating (everyone) alike; handling indiscriminately; making sweeping generalizations; dealing with (various things) under one head
(very) quick; rapid; swift; speedy; prompt; expeditious
remaining bony parts (of a fish after filleting); flaw (esp. of a person); fault; rice chaff; rough; crude
hilt (of a sword); haft (of a dagger); handle; handgrip
silk thread; silk yarn; corn silk
ramification; branching off
tearing limb from limb; tearing apart; cutting (a person) to pieces
cutting (cloth, paper, etc.); judgement; judgment; decision
nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things
to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince
to atone for; to expiate; to redeem; to make up for; to compensate for
decision; judgment; resolution
advance or retreat; moving forwards or backwards; course of action; behaviour; remaining in one's post or resigning; staying or leaving
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
small pieces; fragments; chopped meat; scraps (of beef, pork, etc.)
to draw (something) toward one; to pull toward one; to pull closer; to attract; to draw; to entice
frequently; often; (staring) fixedly; narrowly; closely
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
to break into fragments; to go to pieces
queen; female monarch; queen consort; consort of a king; queen; princess
ear (of a cereal plant); head; point (of a brush, spear, etc.); tip; crest (of a wave); scion (in grafting)
ferrule (of a cane, umbrella, etc.); butt end (of a lance, pike, etc.); hard tip (of a mushroom stem)
ability; performance; efficiency
infiltration (of a liquid); permeation; spread (of a political ideology, etc.)
balance of power (in a relationship); power dynamic