any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
dwelling; house; home; den (of criminals, demons, etc.); nest
to be smeared; to be covered
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
in general; on the whole; for the most part; by and large; almost all
resistance (to heat, corrosion, etc.); tolerance (to a drug, pain, etc.); resistance (to drugs, pesticides, etc.)
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to fight with swords; to cross swords
technique; art; skill; move
crossbow (incl. large models operated by a number of people); netted apparatus atop a wall containing large stones, which were dropped onto attackers by cutting the net; slingshot; catapult
activity (esp. energetic or successful); great efforts; active participation; walking about with great vigor
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
to be satisfied; to find peace of mind; to feel good
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain; to grasp (a point)
roughly; broadly; generally; more or less
silly person; dumb-bunny; dope
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
to make one's rounds; to patrol
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
gap; opening; break; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
to lash out at; to flare up at; to fly at; to turn on
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
... or something (like that); ... or whatever; so-called ...; a certain ...
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
terrain; geographical features; topography
how much; how many; to what extent
attack on both sides; pincer movement; double envelopment