standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
war; battle; match; game; competition
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
to stand on a podium; to teach; to be a teacher
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
present age; present day; contemporary; modern era; modern times; contemporary era
touch; contact; contact (with people); dealings; tangency
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy; (tactical) advance or retreat of troops
tendency; trend; inclination
danger; peril; hazard; risk
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
leading group (of runners in a marathon, etc.); leading pack
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
great disaster; catastrophe; train wreck
skill; proficiency; experience; dexterity
the same rank; equality; apposition
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
careful; elaborate; scrupulous
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase; follow-up attack
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
to pray; to say a prayer; to say grace; to wish; to hope
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
you (plural); all of you; you all
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
one's favourite party trick (favorite); one's specialty; No. 18; eighteenth; repertoire of 18 kabuki plays
question; inquiry; enquiry
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
four times (as much); quadruple; fourfold
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
10,000; ten thousand; 10^4
counter for ships; counter for half of a pair (e.g. half of a folding screen); (arch.) counter for items carried in a bundle (e.g. fish, birds, arrows)
arms; armament; taking up arms; arming oneself