putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
fight fire with fire; set a thief to catch a thief; fight one evil with another
comrade in arms; war buddy; fellow soldier
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
to bend a bow; to shoot an arrow; to rise up against; to rebel against
pasturing (e.g. cattle); letting (an animal) run loose; letting (someone) do as they please; leaving (something) to take its own course; letting (an issue) go unchecked
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
presumption; assumption; estimation
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
hard-liners; diehards; hawks
to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)
opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion
base (of operations); site; location; center; foothold; stronghold
battlefield; battleground
heavy equipment; heavily equipped; heavily armed; heavily armored
to wear; to be dressed in; to have on
arms; armament; taking up arms; arming oneself
decoration; ornament; trimmings
elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge
to fall behind; to lag behind; to be outdistanced; to be beaten
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
shackles; fetters; irons; bonds (e.g. family); ties; binding relationship
confusion; distraction; derangement
to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
to tie (to); to fasten; to attach; to connect (one thing with another); to link; to bring together
to follow (a rule, precedent, etc.); to conform to (the law, standards, etc.); to be proportionate to; to correspond to; to be equivalent to
cannibalism; biting (someone); man-eating (e.g. tiger); cannibalistic
beyond this point; ahead; from now on; after this; in the future
innocent; childlike; guileless; free of malice; thoughtless; simple-minded
to be far apart (from); to be a long way off (from); to be remote; to be very different (from); to be quite unlike; to be far from (e.g. the truth)
to bend by twisting; to twist; to contort; to distort (e.g. the truth); to twist (e.g. someone's words)