offense and defense; offence and defence
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
itching to do something; impatient; sorely tempted; eager
state of the war; war situation
to fight; to exchange blows
(weather) front; front line; forward area; action zone
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
to push aside; to brush aside
plan; device; idea; design; contrivance; conception
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to mean everything
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
having one's hands full; not having any room to do more; at the limit
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to kick about; to kick around; to scatter (a crowd, the enemy, etc.); to rout
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
to shake; to waver; to tremble
breath; breathing; tone; mood
reins; bridle; control; the reins (on)
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
thereupon; shortly thereafter
trivial; not amounting to much