to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
drawn-out (protracted) war or contest
war; battle; match; game; competition
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
than; from; out of; except; but; more
to face; to go towards; to head towards
bulky; massive; thick; heavy
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
in the end; at the end of the day
(arch.) the art of war; (arch.) martial arts; military force; the sword; valor; bravery
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
force (bulldoze) one's way through
of course; certainly; naturally
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
reinforcement (e.g. of troops)
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
thickness; profundity; depth
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn