to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
to bend by twisting; to twist; to contort; to distort (e.g. the truth); to twist (e.g. someone's words)
to be furnished with; to be provided with; to be possessed of; to be endowed with; to be among; to be one of
witnessing; observing; sighting
example; instance; precedent; custom; habit
several hundred; hundreds (of)
big frame; large figure; huge body
unusual power; superpower; ability beyond that of humans
distortion; falsification; perversion
friendly fire; killing each other by mistake; internecine strife
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
defense; defence; defensive preparations
condition; situation; prospects
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
to incline toward; to slant; to go down (sun, moon); to sink; to decline; to wane
quite capable of ...; not unlikely to ...; may well ...; might ...; could ...; would not hesitate to ...
peacetime; time of peace; ordinary times; normal times
wide area; wide view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-out view
to backfire; to have a harmful result
tiger cub; one's treasure; precious savings
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
to be extremely difficult; to present a major challenge
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
to consider; to eye the possibility (of); to bring into view
return (home); repatriation; feedback (in an electronic circuit, biological system, etc.)
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
falling together; mutual destruction; joint bankruptcy
people; (all) persons; everyone; (arch.) you (usu. plural)
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
apathy; indifference; listlessness; athymia
to overhear; to hear (secondhand); to hear on the grapevine; to know by hearsay
to jump at; to leap at; to fly at; to spring at; to pounce on
to grasp at straws; to resort to desperate measures
to have sparkling eyes; to have shining eyes; to have a gleam in one's eyes
to remember; to recall; to call to mind; to imagine; to picture in one's mind; to visualize
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
stout-hearted; firm; courageous; brave; tough
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
burst (e.g. dam, embankment, levee); breach; collapse; washout; rupture
will to fight; fighting spirit; morale