offense and defense; offence and defence
to fight (with); to cross swords; to compete (with); to argue (with); to have an argument; to have a dispute
extremely gruesome; lurid; violent; bloody; fierce
fierce battle; hard-fought battle; hot contest; severe fight
how long; how far; how much
war situation; progress of a battle
offense and defense; offence and defence; batting and fielding
brilliance; luster; lustre; vividness; life
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
to go around; to make a circle around; to surround; to circle; to come around (of a season, anniversary, turn, etc.); to return
to exchange blows; to hit each other; to punch each other; to fight
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
trying to think of a way (to do); devising means (to do); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
to sink (into); to cave in; to get stuck in (e.g. mud); to get bogged down in; to get lodged in
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
centre of gravity (center); centroid; barycenter; (one's) balance
agitation; stirring; whipping; beating
shout of abuse; jeers; boos
continuation; continuance; going on; resuming
charge; rush; dash; assault; attack
to knock down; to knock off
to shake off; to throw off
literally; to the letter; literal
(clenched) fist; knuckles
a second time; again; once more; twice
charging (at the enemy) with a shout; rush; rushing (an activity); working at full speed; penetration; piercing
toppling sideways; turning sideways; falling over sideways; barrel roll
involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation
to taste; to taste of; to have a taste
simple honesty; tactless frankness
act of God; irresistible force; inevitability; force majeure; vis major
dispersal; breaking up; running away; fleeing
covered in mud; mud-caked
simmer; bubble out; flow out
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
to boast; to brag; to exaggerate
assistance; backing; reinforcements
no holds barred; anything goes; no limits
warfare in which soldiers fling themselves at the enemy; hand-to hand combat