short sword; dagger; stiletto; hour hand (of a clock)
combination; union; incorporation; congruence
omniscient point of view (in narration)
overlooking; looking down at; having an overhead view; having a bird's-eye view; having a high-angle view
intruder; invader; trespasser; raider
flame; blaze; fire; attack; aggression
art of war; strategy; tactics
to take the lead; to lead a group; to be in the vanguard
street fighting; urban warfare
front part; frontage; facade; initial pledge (e.g. election); opening slogan
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to
defense; defence; protection
supreme leader; ultimate leader
assembly hall; parliament house; diet building; capitol; houses of parliament; congress hall
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
to look upwards; to look up
wild enthusiasm; being crazy about
successively; one after another
separate room; special room
to apologize for a long neglect of friends (apologise)
back street; back alley; slums
drift (of snow, leaves, etc.); hangout for social dropouts
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
detached; aloof; indifferent
to entrust; to send (a message, etc.)
henchman; follower; (arch.) adopted child
opportunism; waiting and seeing (how the wind blows); sitting on the fence; straddling
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
aimlessly; unexpectedly (showing up); slowly swaying; staggering; moving feebly
to knock down; to beat up (till unable to stand)
fray; fighting; brawling; scuffle
nonchalant air; unruffled air
to declare; to speak out; to warn; to spit out (words)
to accept one's inferiority; to take one's hat off to someone; to give up; to surrender; to strike one's colors
to cross (each other); to pass (each other); to miss (meeting) each other; to pass each other by; to have a misunderstanding; to go awry
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
rampancy; prevalence; domination
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
the people; the public; the world
to be to the point; to hit the mark; to be relevant