stands;  bleachers;  stand (e.g. newspaper stand);  counter (e.g. lunch counter);  stand (e.g. inkstand);  desk lamp
 stage (theatre, theater);  scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
 to compete;  to contend;  to vie;  to contest
 to attack;  to assail;  to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.);  to make a sudden visit
 irradiation;  radiation;  beaming;  exposure (to light);  illumination
 to compete with;  to vie for
 to join forces;  to cooperate
 escape;  break-out;  prolapse;  proptosis
 sword (esp. a large, double-edged one);  blade;  bayonet;  swordsmanship;  stinger;  ovipositor
 monster;  monstrosity;  giant;  influential figure;  monsterlike;  over-demanding
 tradition;  legend;  folklore
 hero;  the brave;  man of valour (valor)
 demon;  devil;  evil spirit;  monster;  goblin;  apparition
 in succession;  one after another
 quick pace;  quick steps;  quick march;  trot (horse gait)
 to parade;  to march;  to walk in procession
 that way;  that direction;  that (one);  that person;  there;  over there
 to become less crowded;  to thin out;  to get empty;  to be hungry
 to be silent;  to say nothing
 malicious;  deliberately mean
 to say to each other;  to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.);  to quarrel;  to dispute
 movement;  transfer;  migration;  mobile;  moving;  traveling
 acting rashly;  running wildly;  runaway (process);  reckless baserunning
 to carry on one's shoulder;  to shoulder;  to bear;  to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.);  to take upon oneself
 sweet and sour;  bittersweet
 to pierce;  to penetrate;  to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.);  to smart;  to be infected (with vice);  to be steeped (with prejudice)
 honestly speaking;  in truth;  in all honesty;  to be frank
 to rise;  to raise up;  to straighten up;  to sit up;  to stand up
 base of the throat;  bottom of the neck
 device;  equipment;  machinery;  apparatus
 discomfort;  inconvenience;  poverty;  want;  inability;  disability
 to thrust before;  to thrust at
 important;  serious;  valuable;  precious;  serious matter;  major incident
 (a) little;  (a) few;  slight;  only;  just;  merely