sputtering; smoldering; repeated thrusting into something (sword, needle, etc.); pricking repeatedly
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
practice; practising; experience
tough guy; wild one; fearless fighter
standing on the balls of the feet; unsteady step; being unsettled; being restless; high volatility (in the market); severe fluctuation
messenger; envoy; emissary
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)
(musical) conductor; commander; leader; director
beyond oneself; beyond one's ability; exceeding one's power
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
salamander (in mythology); salamander (amphibian of the order Caudata)
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
battle formation; disposition of troops
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
cavalry; cavalryman; trooper
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
to dispatch (someone); to send; to make go fast (a car, horse, etc.); to drive; to move quickly (one's pen, eyes, etc.); to run (one's eyes over something)
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
to unfold; to unroll; to open
to reschedule; to recompose; to recross (one's legs); to reset
infantry; infantryman; foot soldier
handed-down order; issued instruction; word of command
to trample underfoot; to tread on; to crush with a foot
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon
main force; chief object; mainline
comparatively; relatively
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
to triumph; to be elated with success
now advancing and now retreating; ebb and flow; seesawing; taking alternately favorable and unfavorable turns