to come alive; to get going; to start to move
heavy equipment; heavily equipped; heavily armed; heavily armored
to shoot or fire off an arrow
edge; brink; verge; time; moment of
gorgeous; gaudy; dazzling; gay; resplendent
main body (of an army); main force; these troops
charge; rush; dash; assault; attack
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
skewer; spit; skewering; impalement; running through (e.g. with spear)
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
to shoot through something (wall, body, etc.); to pierce (e.g. with an arrow or a look)
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
inferiority (e.g. numerical); inferior position; disadvantage; unfavorable situation; unfavourable situation
deployment; disposition; posting; stationing
field battle; field operations; open battle; battlefield; battlefront
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
a drop in the bucket; a drop in the ocean; (lit.) (pouring) water on a hot stone
diversion (action meant to attract attention away from the real objective); feint
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
safety zone; buffer (e.g. against defeat)
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full
match; game; bout; contest
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
attenuation; damping; decay
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
to stagger; to stumble; to totter; to misconduct oneself; to have a love affair; to waver
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
serious wound; serious injury
encouragement; inspiration; rousing; stirring up; raising (e.g. morale)
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
to smash up; to defeat crushingly
enclosing wall; boundary fence; obstacle; barrier
tottering; staggering; faltering; reeling