horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
to straddle; to sit astride; to mount; to extend over; to spread over; to span
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
regulars; regular soldiers
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
head; lead; vanguard; first
reins; bridle; control; the reins (on)
substantial matter; significant item
to be worried; to be troubled
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy
to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)
one by one; one after another; successively
to stoop; to lean over; to bend forward; to bend down; to crouch; to squat
to be crushed; to be squashed (flat); to be discouraged
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
armed might; military power; the sword; force
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
half and half; fifty-fifty
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
cavalry; cavalryman; trooper
ass; arse; rear; end; acupuncture point; hole
charge; rush; dash; assault; attack
to mow down; to cut down; to knock down; to defeat; to beat
foreseeing; anticipating; lookahead; prefetching; reading ahead
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
right in front; just opposite; under the nose
to weave together; to interweave; to intermingle
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
brilliance; polish; lustre; luster; glossy finish (of photographs)