near; close; beside; third person
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
getting mixed up in; getting embroiled in; involvement; entanglement; by-blow
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
small number; few; minority
decision; determination; resolution
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 or project
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; 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; overcoming; exceeding; passing
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; 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
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants
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 bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
to survive; to continue living; to escape death
losing everything; coming to nothing; having lost the interest and the principal
honest to a fault; foolishly honest; naively honest
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
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 ...
one by one; one each; one at a time
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention