getting back to the subject at hand, ...; (but) to return to the main topic, ...; so much for digressions, ...
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
sharp (knife, claws, etc.); pointed; sharp (pain, tone, etc.); acute; keen (intuition, sense of smell, etc.); acute
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
scattering (e.g. dust in the wind, enemies before an assault); dispersal; flying off (in all directions); flying apart
to carry on one's back; to bear; to take (responsibility); to assume; to suffer (an injury); to sustain (a wound)
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
eye measurement; measure with eye
counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
to stop walking; to pause
to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)
to escape from; to get out
posture; position; stance
to rebuild; to reconstruct
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to possess (someone; of an evil spirit, idea, etc.)
disturbance; confusion; perturbation; commotion; turbulence
detour; circumvention; turning movement
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
to start to move; to get going; to come alive
heavy equipment; heavily equipped; heavily armed; heavily armored
to shoot or fire off an arrow
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; strikingly; outstandingly; especially
gorgeous; gaudy; dazzling; gay; resplendent
main body (of troops); main force; this troop; these troops
charge; rush; dash; assault; attack
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
to put (into); to put away (in); to include (in an anthology, catalogue, etc.); to contain; to achieve (results, success, etc.); to obtain; to accept (a gift or money)
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
skewering; skewered food; piercing (and killing; with a spear, etc.); impaling; running through
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
to shoot through (a wall, the heart, etc.); to go through; to pierce; to hit (e.g. the bull's-eye)
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; pointless exercise; waste of time; (something that is) too little, too late; (lit.) (pouring) water on a hot stone
diversion; distraction; 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)