one or two; a couple; a few; first and second (place); the top two
recent state; present state; present condition; current status; current circumstances
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
anyway; by the way; incidentally; well; to change the subject
to mount (a horse, bicycle, etc.); to straddle; to sit astride; to span (an area, time, etc.); to extend over; to spread over
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
arms; armament; taking up arms; arming oneself
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
experience; history; record; career
to fall behind; to lag behind; to be outdistanced; to be beaten
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
to experience chest pain; to have a pain in one's chest; to feel sick at heart; to have one's heart ache; to be anguished
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize
pursuer; pursuing party; posse
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
confluence (of rivers); flowing together; joining; joining (of people, groups, parties, etc.); union; linking up
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles
defeating in an instant; instant kill
striking with the back of the sword
to lose consciousness; to faint; to black out; (arch.) to lose motivation; (arch.) to get discouraged
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
that road (path, street, way, etc.); that line (of business); that profession; love affairs; romance
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
how dare ...; how could ...; surprisingly; unexpectedly
question of where responsibility lies; issue of where liability lies; question of who is responsible
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
whip; lash; stick; cane; encouragement; rebuke
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone