fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
massing (of troops); gathering
waterway; canal; channel; swimming pool lane
use; utilization; utilisation; application
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
almost; roughly; approximately
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
point (of a story, argument, etc.); point (e.g. in stock exchange movement); percentage point; switch; points; point; site
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
entry; approach; penetration
capitulation; surrender; submission; yield
to fall ill; to suffer from (e.g. a disease); to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ)
blocking (e.g. the way); obstructing; block (lump of something (usu. square), area of town, etc.); block; physical record (e.g. on magnetic tape); concrete block; blocking (from view, esp. of websites, on social media, etc.)
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest