unfavourable comparison; unfavorable comparison
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line
ghastly; gruesome; appalling; lurid
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps
to sprain; to twist; to dampen (enthusiasm); to discourage; to dishearten
to pop off; to pop out; to fly off; to shoot off; to burst open
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
battlefield; battleground
looking directly at; looking straight at; looking squarely at (e.g. a problem); facing (e.g. the truth); normal vision; emmetropia
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
unreliable; uncertain; indefinite; unclear
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
burst of laughter; roar of laughter
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
to slaughter; to massacre; to butcher; to defeat soundly; to overpower; to vanquish
advance; moving forward; progress
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
friendly fire; killing each other by mistake; internecine strife
to damage; to do harm; to disadvantage
with great vigour; in leaps and bounds; (lit.) with the force of surging waves
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
nice; likeable; desirable
transmitter; homing device
to beg forgiveness; to ask for someone's pardon; to ask for permission