standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
disturbance; perturbation; derangement
(necessary) personnel; required person
front part; frontage; facade; initial pledge (e.g. election); opening slogan
main body (of an army); main force; these troops
barrier; protective wall; obstacle; hindrance; imaginary shield that gives one invincibility or immunity
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
matter of time; question of time
to hide; to conceal oneself
to hide; to keep to oneself
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to separate (e.g. a couple); to disrupt (a relationship)
bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
clotted blood; gore; sticky clots of blood
to shake off; to throw off
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
vine; bine; bow; temple arm; connections; contacts
wild; growing wild; living in the wild; (arch.) I
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
underground; subterranean
creator; inventor; developer
race; tribe; species; genus; stellar population (i.e. population I, II and III)
Satan; the Devil; the Prince of Darkness; king of the demons who try to prevent people from doing good
subjugation (using military force); suppression; subduing
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
foresight; foreknowledge; divination