to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
large number (of); many; majority
directly opposite; right in front
that is to say; so that means
stupid plan; inane way of doing something; (one's own) plan; project
as much as one can; as much as possible
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
unhurt; uninjured; flawless (e.g. gem); unblemished; spotless (e.g. reputation); faultless (e.g. performance)
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting (a difficulty); overcoming; exceeding; passing
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
restoration; recovery; rehabilitation; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
deterioration; getting worse; worsening; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
to one's heart's content; as much as one likes; without reserve; freely; to the full
close combat; close(-quarter) fighting; in-fighting
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
proximity; nearness; being nearby; approaching; drawing near; coming close
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
bombing (shelling) the wrong target; (be killed by) friendly fire
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
to carry on one's back; to bear; to take (responsibility); to assume; to suffer (an injury); to sustain (a wound)
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
to survive; to continue living; to escape death
losing everything; suffering a total loss; coming to nothing; (lit.) having lost the interest and the principal
honest to a fault; foolishly honest; naively honest
intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
nothing but; except; no more than
one by one; one each; one at a time
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
fresh in one's mind; fresh in one's memory
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
(surprise) attack; assault; raid; charge
to come apart; to unravel; to come loose; to become disarrayed (e.g. of hair)
to breathe out; to exhale
utmost limits; extremity; limit
as (much) as possible; as (far) as possible
power; might; authority; influence
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)