siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
battle formation; military formation
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
command; lead; generalship; leadership
glaring at each other; confrontation; standoff; face-off
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
separation; partition; detachment; segregation; isolation
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
fierce; intense; severe; violent; strong; vehement
these guys; these fellows
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
cracks or fissures in the ground
to blow off (strongly); to blow away; to drive away (e.g. one's worries); to dispel; to do at great speed (e.g. drive a car); to carry out (a task) very quickly
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
place; situation; position; location
ominous; sinister; (arch.) annoying; (arch.) appearing to be true; (arch.) plausible
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
to coil about; to follow about; to surround; to cling to
vitality; (one's) life force
gusher; spout; outpouring; effusion; torrent
(somebody's) child; person with parents; other people's children; the Son of Man; Christ
substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice
to rub in (e.g. cream into the skin); to grind and mix (e.g. pepper into miso)
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
in the company of; accompanied by ...; as a group comprising ...; likes of ...
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
to graze (e.g. bullet); to scratch; to touch lightly; to take a percentage; to exploit; to squeeze
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with