sudden peal of thunder; thunderclap
to earn the nickname (of); to be dubbed
brave general; great soldier
name; given name; first name
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
higher rank; better position
war; fighting; fierce competition
chance to win; opportunity to win; chance of victory
neighbouring country; neighboring country; adjacent country
reinforcement (e.g. of troops)
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
plan; scheme; (payment) plan; package; deal
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
fourth day of the month; four days
early dawn; grey of morning; gray of morning
decisive action; going through with; daring to do; carrying out
intimacy; friendship; friendly relations
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
commander; commanding officer; CO
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
staff officer; military staff; adviser; counselor; counsellor
at once; there and then; immediately
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
conclusion; resolution; gathering and bundling; convergence; focusing (e.g. light); convergence
orderly; regular; systematic; well-organized; well-organised; trim
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
war situation; progress of a battle
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps