direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
head; lead; vanguard; first
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
preemptive strike; preemptive attack; first strike
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
to finish off; to ensure (something) is dead; to put an end to; to deliver the final blow; to be the best for A
pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
close combat; close(-quarter) fighting; in-fighting
soldier; combatant; warrior
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
perfect; complete; flawless
advance guard; vanguard; avant-garde (e.g. music)
coincident with; while; simultaneously
finishing blow; coup de grâce
to tear off; to strip; to rob
hunting; harvesting (e.g. berries, fruit); picking; gathering
simultaneous; concurrent; same time; synchronous; together
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
view; prospect; outlook; viewing platform; overlook
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
atrocious; fiendish; brutal; villainous
to crunch; to masticate; to simplify; to explain plainly
tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
to cut off; to cut up; to tear to pieces
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
to devour; to bite to death
to do physical exercise; to be physically active; (lit.) to move one's body
matter of time; question of time