it serves you (him) right; it's what you (he) deserves
quick-tempered; having little patience; impatient
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
one large ...; a great ...
standing in each other's way; holding each other back; getting in the way of each other's success; hindering each other's progress
dotage; feeble-minded old man; senile old fool; dotard
the first to thrust a spear (at the enemy); the first to achieve fame; the first to achieve merit
to serve as; to act as; to fill (the position of); to play the role of; to be in charge of; to hold (a position)
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
superlative; extraordinary; mega; superdreadnought (class of warships)
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
names and natures do often agree
(length of one's) step; stride; pace
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
feelings; thoughts; meaning
to use as an intermediary; to mediate; to assist; to worry; to mind; to care
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
diversion (from one's worries, troubles, etc.); distraction; amusement
elegance; refinement; grace; aroma
field battle; field operations; open battle; battlefield; battlefront
to take off; to jump; to take the plunge; to decide; to step out of the ring
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
demon; daemon (in Unix, etc.)
salamander (in mythology); salamander (amphibian of the order Caudata)
etc.; et cetera; and so on
being a match for a thousand; being a mighty warrior (combatant, player)
profiting while others fight; (lit.) fisherman's profit
to be wrought up; to be on edge; to get irritated; to get excited (about); to be unsettled
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
hundred million; 100,000,000; 10^8
conformity; alignment; tuning; same tone; same pitch
to be disheartened; to be dejected; to be discouraged; suddenly (losing a lot of weight); looking emaciated; becoming very thin
to oppress; to persecute; to tyrannize
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
to do one's best; to put forth every effort