to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
testimony; (verbal) evidence
ghastly; gruesome; appalling; lurid
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
side; beside; feature of a sword blade
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
blood spilt from the body; blood circulating within the body (often as a metaphor for strong emotion or hot-bloodedness)
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
optimization; optimisation
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
to strain (oneself); to bear down; to exert oneself; to put on a bold front; to make a show of strength; to swagger
course correction; trajectory change; orbital adjustment
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
one's last moments; death throes; agony of death
transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay
relatively; comparatively
based on; on the basis of
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
adverse circumstances; adversity
to thrust down; to push off
to screw; to twist; to distort; to parody; to torture; to wrest
bipartite; in two parts; double
covering; protection; backing; relief
looking away; looking aside
side (of the torso); flank; illegitimate child; child born by someone other than one's wife
striking on the side; side blow; slanting (rain, snow, etc.); driving
grizzly bear (Ursus arctos horribilis)
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stretch over; to span; to bridge
to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle
not ... for nothing; not ... with nothing to show for it; worthwhile; no wonder ...
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail