large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
to pin down; to immobilize; to immobilise; to control; to suppress
covering; protection; backing; relief
break in time; interruption; pause
to rain incessantly; to downpour
little less than; slightly fewer than; just under; weakness; the weak
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
when it comes to; concerning (an area of expertise)
being put to shame; being outshone; being eclipsed; feeling embarrassed
skill; proficiency; experience; dexterity
cooperation; coordination; link
difficult to ...; hard to ...
individual; private person; personal; private
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
bow and arrow; weapon; arms
war; battle; match; game; competition
line of spears held at the ready
to squash; to crush; to flatten
form (as opposed to substance); formality; method; system; format; mode
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)
violence by weight of numbers; tyranny of the majority
steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
presumably; conceivably; in my opinion; in my view; I think (that); upon thought
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
extermination; annihilation
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
to unfold; to unroll; to open
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
to make sacrifices for; to pay dearly for
to bend a bow; to shoot an arrow; to rise up against; to rebel against
minimum; lowest; minimal; least
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)