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(necessary) personnel; required person

1

putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation

1

role; part; duty

3

to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for

2

reluctant; hesitant

1

whichever one chooses; either way

1

one's physical safety; personal security

1

battlefield; battleground

6

air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all

6

to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to

2

one's own army; one's own team

1

to set off an explosive; to start a fire under someone; to motivate someone with rough words

1

battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war

2

power; authority; influence

2

empty threat; bluff; paper tiger

1

bull; ox; steer

1

like; as if; the same as

1

to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to

1

using anything one can lay one's hands on; haphazardly; on the rebound; at random; indiscriminately

1

standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability

1

back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)

4

to be unable to let pass unnoticed; to be unable to be indifferent; to be unable to just watch (without doing anything)

2

to get (someone's) help; to ask for help

2

to change (cars or horses); to transfer; to possess; to inspire

1

fully armed; armed to the teeth

1

battle formation; military formation

1

to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)

2

hill; knoll

1

hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game

1

to turn one's back to

1

hideout; secret base of operations; safe house

1

Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker

16

to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)

2

the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult

4

to win; to gain victory

5

subordinate; underling; henchman; minion

13

head; chief; boss

3

very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point

2

advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful

2

to satisfy the requirements

1

war; battle; match; game; competition

2

to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)

1

to look away (from); to avert one's gaze; to disregard; to ignore; to escape (from); to turn away (from)

1

fortunes of war

1

to give oneself to (esp. of a woman to a man); to surrender oneself to

1

speech; address

3

to become dull; to become lifeless; to get bored; to lose interest; to lose value after a peak (e.g. stock); to weaken (of the market)

1

to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed

2

abrupt; sudden; unexpected

4

to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur

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