sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
to run around; to bustle about
being a match for a thousand; being a mighty warrior (combatant, player)
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
to surpass; to outdo; to excel; to tower above (the surrounding landscape)
to go out of use; to become obsolete; to die out; to decline (e.g. of morals); to be lost; to go into decline (of a town, business, etc.)
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
to mix; to stir; to blend
ironically enough; as irony would have it; in a nice little twist
some; (a) little; somewhat; to some extent; in part
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
to follow the sense; to understand the meaning of
chief; main; principal; major
countries; (various) nations
military officer; naval officer
god of war; war hero (who died in battle)
one eye; one of one's eyes; being blind in one eye; person who is blind in one eye
commander; general; leader
upper level; upper grade; high rank; advanced level; senior level; upper class
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
breaking down; defeating; abolishing
hunting ground; hunting preserve
(several) tens; dozens; scores (of)
hour of death; one's last moments; end of one's life
to be mixed together; to be blended; to intermingle; to commingle
appendix; postscript; retrofit; post-installation; giving a reason afterwards; making an excuse after the event
suicide attack; kamikaze attack
with a vroom; with a sudden shaking
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
overlooking; looking down at; having an overhead view; having a bird's-eye view; having a high-angle view