formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
to fall apart; to collapse; to be completely defeated (in battle); to be wiped out; (arch.) to fall apart (one's body or health)
although I say; although one might say; although called
maintaining a reasonable distance; neutral position; indecision
animal; beastly; carnal; sensual; brute
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
to rewind; to rally; to recover; to come back
best one could ask for; just what one wants; welcome (news); heaven-sent
to smash up; to defeat crushingly
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
site; point on a map; spot
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
pivot; vital point; cornerstone; Japanese photinia
to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)
to be able (to do); to be capable (of doing)
axle; pivot; center (of power, activity); central point; the Axis (WWII alliance)
in one's hands; in one's control
biting louse (any louse of order Mallophaga); small winged insect (esp. a flying ant or termite)
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
lack of sleep; insufficient sleep
former site (of something); site (e.g. of a demolished building)
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly
friendly army; friendly troops; allied army
torrential rain; heavy rain; cloudburst; downpour
feather; plume; wing; blade (of a fan, propeller, etc.); shuttlecock (in badminton); shuttlecock (in hanetsuki); arrow feathers
(arch.) it is not so; no; never mind
fat; tallow; lard; grease
sticking to; clinging to; adhesion; cohesion; agglutination
to plant; to transplant; to instil (idea, feeling, etc.)
hellfire; flames of hell; raging fire; large fire; fire that consumes an evildoer
to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
to roll up; to be rolled up