to creep; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
to mow down; to scythe down; to knock someone off their feet
toes; tips of the toes; toe of a shoe, sock, etc.
out of range; outside the limits (of...); outside (a) range; outside the scope
with a clatter; with a rattle; empty; bare; raspy (voice); gravelly; with a gargle
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
battlefield; battleground
to knock down; to shoot down; to lop off
nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing
the whole area; all areas
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
selection; classification; sorting; screening; triage
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
ordinary person; run-of-the-mill people; John Doe; Jane Doe
naked eye; the physical eye
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
to knock (ideas) against each other; to present competing ideas; to have a lively exchange of ideas; to smash together; to crash into each other; to throw at each other
everywhere; all over; throughout
to fly around; to scatter
to fight; to exchange blows
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
suicidal act; self-destroying action; suicidal action
to graze (e.g. bullet); to scratch; to touch lightly; to take a percentage; to exploit; to squeeze
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
consideration; taking into account
special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity
hand-to-hand fighting; grappling; scuffling
action of making something; -ification
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
you could say; you might say; verging on the
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
some nerve (as in 'you must have some nerve to ...')
to get jealous; (lit.) to grow horns
undoubted; unmistakable; definite