second; number two; runner-up
defense; defence; protection
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
trickery; wiles; finesse; Machiavellism
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
casualties; the killed and wounded
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
unable to fight (esp. in video games); unconscious; knocked out; dead
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
fighting scene; scene of carnage (bloodshed); location of the fight between the Asuras and Shakra; difficulties (in a love relationship); crunch time (esp. for cartoonists)
(abstract) symbol; emblem; representation
home position; origin; usual place (for something)
defending to the last; desperate defence; stubborn defence
rank (of troops); file; column; formation
(making, launching) concentrated attack (on, against)
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
to lie on top of one another; to be in a heap
injured person; wounded person; casualty
advance; moving forward; progress
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
long; drawn-out; very long
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
war situation; progress of a battle
resignation; acceptance; consolation
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
military forces; hosts; troops
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
whole nation; whole land; whole country
to make merry; to be festive