to take (a person) unawares; to make a surprise attack
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
cleaning up somebody else's mess; carrying the can; ass-wiping; arse-wiping
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to balance the accounts; to make consistent; to make coherent
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
both armies; both teams; both sides
all-out confrontation; total confrontation
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
3000; three thousand; many
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
regulars; regular soldiers
to use up; to exhaust; to wear out
waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away
archer; bowman; bow-wielding soldier; crossbow soldier
war situation; progress of a battle
agglutination; adhesion; deadlock; stalemate; standstill
(weather) front; front line; forward area; action zone
to chip off; to scrape off; to prune
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
difficult situation; adverse circumstances; predicament; trouble; dilemma; distress
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to attack; to assault; to assail
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
to conform to; to be in accordance with; to follow (rule, tradition, example, etc.)
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
mostly involve; principally involve
popularity; favour; defense; defence; agreement; receiver of technique (e.g. in martial arts)
readiness to die; (in the) face of death
to stop walking; to pause
hero; the brave; man of valour (valor)
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
invulnerability; immortality; insensibility to pain