attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
preemptive strike; preemptive attack; first strike
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
literally; to the letter; literal
to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
(using) one's whole body; (putting in) all one's efforts; (exerting) all one's energies
to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)
any more; any further; any better; any longer
to have excess momentum (from going too fast, using too much force, etc.); to get carried away; to go overboard; to overdo (something)
klop; klunk; whonk; with a heavy impact; forcibly
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
use; utilization; utilisation; application
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
to succeed (in doing); to pull something off; to manage (to do a job)
swordsman; swordswoman; fencer
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
to stimulate; to stir up; to arouse
desperately; recklessly; rush headlong
to chip off; to scrape off; to prune
grand; heroic; sublime; fierce
to blow off (strongly); to blow away; to drive away (e.g. one's worries); to dispel; to do at great speed (e.g. drive a car); to carry out (a task) very quickly
to kick over; to kick down
to hit (e.g. to have a car hit someone); to run into; to reject; to deny; to eliminate; to exclude; to flip
while looking on in blank amazement; before one's very eyes; before one knew what was happening
extermination; annihilation
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
tedious; boring; being fed up with
to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
to look away; to turn away