air battle; dog fight; aerial battle
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
matter of time; question of time
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at
signs of defeat; negative turn of events
one's own army; one's own team
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
as affairs stand; judging from the present situation; as things are now
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
how long; how much; to what extent
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
to bring to naught; to bring to nought; to abuse (esp. another's kindness); to empty; to clear
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
slope; inclination; tendency; trend; slope (of a linear function)
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
resignation; acceptance; consolation
determination; resolution
to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
dangerous weapon; lethal weapon; deadly weapon; murder weapon
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
to slaughter; to massacre; to butcher; to defeat soundly; to overpower; to vanquish
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
to crumble away; to collapse
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
(weather) front; front line; forward area; action zone
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
to place firmly; to hit very hard
behind; in the rear; in back
forward; frontward; ahead; rectangular front
to be bewildered; to be perplexed