war; fighting; fierce competition
power balance; balance of power
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
in history; ever; historical
before or since; neither before nor after; no other time in one's life; stressing a particular moment or event as being unique or most extreme
place; spot; grounds; arena; stadium; range
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
to employ; to hire; to charter
no holds barred; anything goes; no limits
separation; partition; detachment; segregation; isolation
that is to say; so that means
to be emotionally moved; to have a lump in one's throat
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
navigation; (car) navigation system; navigator
eardrum; tympanic membrane
along; parallel to; in accordance with
to build (a nest); to nest; to haunt (a place); to hang out (somewhere)
to reduce (one's) speed; to slow down (driving, cycling, etc.)
kitchen knife; carving knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
else; in addition; on top of that; furthermore; further; besides
to rub in; to smear on; to spread on; to lay the blame on
great disaster; horrible tragedy; catastrophe; catastrophic event; catastrophic incident; dire calamity
precipitous cliff; sheer precipice; critical situation
gasping for breath; puffing and panting; wheezing
meandering; snaking; zigzagging
heaven and earth; the universe; top and bottom; gods of heaven and earth
heavenly body; celestial body; astronomical object
ring; loop (of rope); halo (of an angel)
death in battle; death on the battlefield