to apologize; to apologise
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
electric shock; blitz; lightning attack; sudden and without warning; shocking
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
to mow; to reap; to harvest
power; might; authority; influence
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
flash (of light); glint; schiller
to glitter; to glisten; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glare; to gleam
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
to shut in; to confine; to contain
retry; another try; another go
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
interruption; suspension; break
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
closing in on (the enemy, first place, etc.); coming close to; pressing hard; pressing hard (e.g. with a question); taking to task; grilling
gossip; corner of the mouth
to drip; to drop; to trickle; to overflow (with freshness, beauty, etc.)
to be disheartened; to lose heart; to be sprained; to be snapped; to be broken
fighting spirit; (will to) fight
meteor; shooting star; falling star
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
to run past from behind; to run through (e.g. gate, one's mind)
moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement; advance (work, procedure, etc.); advancement; progress (of a disease); disease progression
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
naked sword; drawn sword; shellfish removed from the shell
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
layman; believer; adherent; follower; laity
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny