if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
chasing too far; pursuing relentlessly
range (of a rifle, missile, etc.)
wild; growing wild; living in the wild; (arch.) I
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
to let go by; to let pass; to overlook; to miss
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
connection; attachment; changing trains; conjunction
to sprawl; to lie sprawled; to stretch oneself out; to lie relaxed on one's side
sudden drop; sharp fall; nosedive; swoop
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
bulky; massive; thick; heavy
to be knotty (of a tree, etc.); to be gnarled; to be rough and bony (hands, fingers, etc.); to be gnarled; to be knobby
helmet (of a warrior); headpiece
tall figure; high stature
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
dozens; scores of; decades
site; point on a map; spot
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
one's post; one's position; one's station; one's round; one's beat; one's route
unexpected; unforeseen; accidental
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
raid; military attack by a mobile unit; hit-and-run attack; shortstop; short
doing something separately (from the group); going off on one's own
old age; age; old people; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) my humble self
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
double-edged; double-edged blade
to hack; to chop (firewood, meat, etc.); to chop off (e.g. a head)
main purpose; chief aim; focus; main point; gist; essence
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
offense and defense; offence and defence
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel