to cut one's way through; to tide over; to struggle through; to get over
to complete decisively; to do to completion
sense of fulfillment; sense of completeness; sense of accomplishment; sense of contentment
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
to have one's hair cut; to cut one's hair
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
fall; drop; descent; coming down
acceleration; speeding up
advance guard; vanguard; avant-garde (e.g. music)
to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to lob (e.g. grenades)
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
crucible; melting pot; melting pot (of cultures, ideas, etc.); state of ecstasy; state of fevered excitement
to chase after two hares; to try and do two things at the same time
to be hot on a person's heels
several (objects, usu. from two to six)
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
to rank (as); to occupy (a position); to be located (in); to be situated
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
offense and defense; offence and defence; batting and fielding
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
closing in on (the enemy, first place, etc.); coming close to; pressing hard; pressing hard (e.g. with a question); taking to task; grilling
to shoot (arrow, bolt, dart)
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
reduction by half; halving
lower part; foot; lower direction; left part of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage right (actor's POV)
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
in the midst of the enemy
armchair theory; impracticable theory
veteran; battle-worn; schooled by adversity in many battles; rich in experience
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
tag (children's game); tig
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
to let (someone) play; to keep (someone) amused; to leave idle; to not make use of; to do; to do
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
nearing the enemy; coming into contact with the enemy
father; dad; husband; you; he