offense and defense; offence and defence
infantry; infantryman; foot soldier
main force; chief object; mainline
three sides; small offering stand
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
survival; remaining; being extant; being left
to apply pressure to; to press
eagerly (waiting); (waiting) impatiently
rank (of troops); file; column; formation
to knock down; to tear down; to crush (e.g. enemy); to throw into confusion; to refute; to pick apart
victory or defeat; issue (of battle); outcome
the point just before; the point of doing; the verge of happening
feelings; thoughts; meaning
to use as an intermediary; to mediate; to assist; to worry; to mind; to care
it's precisely for that reason that ...; which is precisely why ...
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
right in the midst of; right at the height of
setting up (a structure, building, camp, etc.); construction; preparation (e.g. of a venue); arrangement (of an event)
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically
you (primarily used by males when addressing their male equals or inferiors)
clumsiness; awkwardness; ineptitude
camp (supporters of a doctrine, party, etc.); faction (of a party); military camp; encampment; cantonment
to mistake someone for someone else; to misread; to misjudge
secretly; in secret; unseen; unobserved; inwardly; in private
to go mad; to go crazy; to go insane
(lit.) blood flows; to have the blood of ... running in one's veins (artist, warrior, etc.); to be born with particular skills, characteristics, etc.; to have something "in one's blood"
rigour; rigor; closeness; compactness; tightly knit
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
to affect adversely; to have a negative influence (on)
loveliness; charm; allure; colour and scent; color and scent
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce