resistance (e.g. to antibiotics); tolerance (e.g. drug tolerance)
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); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
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
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
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
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
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 long; how much; to what extent
attack on both sides; pincer movement; double envelopment
exactly as stated; verbatim
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
(stare or glare with) scornful eyes; reproachful eyes; disgusted eyes
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that