to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to be confused from not knowing what to do
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
undeserved good luck; luck of the devil; dumb luck; bad luck
to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on
beyond that point; after that
to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken
before one's own eyes; from under one's very nose; without doing anything; without resistance; helplessly; negligently
to throw at; to turn; to raise
any kind of; every; whatsoever; whatever
to break by stepping on; to trample; to stomp on; to walk across; to travel on foot
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
forward; frontward; ahead; rectangular front
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
breaking the front line; frontal breakthrough
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
to trail (of smoke, clouds, etc.); to hang (of mist, haze, etc.); to lie (over); to linger; to flow (e.g. of hair in the wind)
to be caught in a trap (snare, etc.); to fall for (a trick, ambush, etc.)
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
peerless; unparalleled; unparallelled; mowing down the enemy
single sound; monosyllable; phone; monotone (harmonica, etc.)
to take great care (in doing); to pay attention; to be careful
before one's eyes; under one's nose; immediate (e.g. interests); present; foresight; near future
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
flexible; lithe; soft; pliable
making use of; application; practical use; operation; handling; steering (esp. a boat)
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
counterattack; striking one's opponent immediately after defending an incoming attack
(weather) front; front line; forward area; action zone
reinforcement (e.g. of troops)