battlefield; battleground
nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; fatigue (of metal, etc.)
to shoot (a gun, person, etc.); to fire
unpleasant to hear; difficult to hear
ambush; lying in wait for an ambush
stick; club; cudgel; bludgeon
having; holding; wear; durability; shouldering (an expense); being responsible (for paying)
preemptive strike; preemptive attack; first strike
to throw at; to fling at; to hurl at; to hurl (abuse, insults, etc.) at; to use (rough language) with (someone)
practical use; application; making good use of; conjugation; inflection
defeating; crushing; smashing; destroying
that is to say; so that means
commander; commanding officer; CO
(weather) front; front line; the front; battlefront
with a (heavy) creak; with a (dull) squeak; with a grating sound; with a rasping sound
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
left side; left-hand side
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
the (four) limbs; arms and legs
end of life; death; breathing one's last
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
waterfall; (arch.) rapids
to scatter around; to leave untidy; to make a mess
all directions; every direction; all sides; all quarters; everywhere
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
at full speed; as fast as one's legs can carry one
pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase; follow-up attack
food; provisions; nourishment (mental, spiritual, etc.); sustenance (e.g. of one's life); source of encouragement
opposite side; opposition
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
to climb over; to get over; to overcome (a difficulty, obstacle, etc.); to surmount; to surpass (a predecessor); to overtake
to flick off; to give (someone) the flick; to send (something) flying; to hit (a person); to knock down
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
to breathe one's last; to pass away; to die; to expire
running away; escaping on foot
military gains; war results; fruit of battle