explosion; rupture; break off
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
power; might; authority; influence
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry
coercion; overpowering; to overpower; to overawe; to daunt
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
war situation; progress of a battle
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
as likely as not; 50-50; even match; tie
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
number of (large) animals
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
great numbers; numerical superiority
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
there is nothing more that can be done; it's all over
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
to attract; to draw near; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
form; shape; figure; visage
to kick about; to kick around; to scatter (a crowd, the enemy, etc.); to rout
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically