total destruction; complete destruction; annihilation; total defeat; complete failure
scattered; separated; dispersed
will to fight; fighting spirit; morale
(out of) desperation; (as a) last resort; (driven by) pain
command; lead; generalship; leadership
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
each; (arch.) you (plural)
advance (into a new market, industry, etc.); expansion (into); launch (into); advance (to the next round of a competition)
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
there is nothing; having nothing
recklessness; foolhardiness
one's own army; one's own team
right wing; right wing (of a bird or aircraft); right wing (of an army, building, etc.); right flank; right field; right fielder; right wing (in soccer, rugby, etc.)
left wing; left wing (of a bird or aircraft); left wing (of an army, building, etc.); left flank; left field; left fielder
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
column of water; water column
to be launched (e.g. rocket); to lift off; to be washed up (on the shore)
advance guard; vanguard; athlete who competes in the first match of a team competition (kendo, judo, etc.)
posture; position; pose; attitude
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
grinding of the teeth; involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation; gnashing one's teeth; gritting one's teeth
field battle; field operations; open battle; battlefield; battlefront
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
solid; strong; sturdy; durable; stout
cannot be compared (with); being no match (for)
moat; fosse; canal; ditch
fervour; fervor; vigour; vigor; ardour; ardor
wonder; admiration; being struck with admiration
to have orderly plans; to be systematic
evasion; excuse; subterfuge; runaround
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
to create a breeding ground for future problems; to turn a blind eye to future trouble; to allow for something to come back and bite one in the ass (in the future)
the first to thrust a spear (at the enemy); the first to achieve fame; the first to achieve merit
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
first experience (of something); first sexual experience
moving about in confusion; going every which way; going this way and that
to change (into); to turn (into); to transform (into); to influence
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation