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advance guard; vanguard; avant-garde (e.g. music)

4

support; backing; aid; assistance

1

rear guard

2

aid; help; assistance; assistant; counselor; counsellor

1

tactics

5

present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times

1

three; three years of age

1

part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties

1

each; respectively

1

absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)

1

number of (large) animals

1

overwhelming

1

to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend

1

egoistic; selfish; self-willed

1

pace; step

1

to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize

1

hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)

5

centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government

1

plain; moor; prairie

1

hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game

2

each; every; all

1

throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction

1

every one; each

1

crushing

1

structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination

1

compared to

1

unshapely; ill-formed; misshapen; awkward; clumsy

1

distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)

1

first-class; first-rate

1

to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate

1

both armies; both teams; both sides

1

offense and defense; offence and defence

1

atmosphere; air; magnanimity; generosity

5

unexpected; surprising

1

to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)

1

professional

1

training; drill; practice; discipline

2

what; what?; hey!

1

short term; short time

1

simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive

1

and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time

1

degree of difficulty; difficulty level

1

having an ancient and honorable origin

1

difficult to ...; hard to ...

1

to do whatever it takes; to use every trick in the book; to use any means; to stop at nothing

1

to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)

1

shift; move; (work) shift; work schedule; gearshift; changing gears

1

goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre

1

piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)

1

way; method; means; resource; course

1