to become extremely serious (in attitude); to look solemn; to assume a solemn air
annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat
losing a battle; lost battle; battle one cannot win; battle one is doomed to lose
time for ...; time to ...; good opportunity to ...; season
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
to kill (with a weapon); to defeat an opponent; to get someone out; to arrest; to take prisoner
greed; avarice; covetousness; greedy person
to fasten (something or someone) to; to tie (to); to fix; to bind
to spur (on); to expedite; to encourage
diagonally upward; (going in a) completely unexpected direction (of a story, result, etc.)
to shoot or fire off an arrow
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin
to walk in on; to tread upon
wide turn; detour; the long way around
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
singing voice; (sound of) singing
to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen
to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with
to become a (bad) habit; to get accustomed to
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
right-wing (politics); extreme right-wing group; right wing (bird, plane, etc.); right field; right flank; right fielder; high rank
chaos; turmoil; pandemonium; havoc
to cause; to induce; to bring about a result or state; to produce
behind; in the rear; in back
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
(right at the) side; just beside
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
all you have to do is; just; that's all
one swing; one shake (e.g. of pepper); one sword
battle formation; military formation
to knock down; to tear down; to crush (e.g. enemy); to throw into confusion; to refute; to pick apart
combat readiness; battle readiness; fighting trim
right in the midst of; right at the height of
to run about trying to escape
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)