trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
brave; valiant; gallant; stirring; vigorous; rousing
war area; battlefield; theater; theatre
becoming red hot; red heat; scorching heat; running high (of emotions); burning (with passion, enthusiasm, etc.)
visual confirmation; sighting
to slip through; to make one's way through quickly
orderly; regular; systematic; well-organized; well-organised; trim
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
to attack; to assault; to assail
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
to knock together; to strike against each other; to arrange (e.g. a meeting); to discuss (in advance)
to arise; to break out; to well up; to burst
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
offense and defense; offence and defence
not knowing what's what; being unable to make heads or tails
roller coaster; big dipper
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
to take a step backward; to retreat a step
one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate
grip; having all the cards needed to form a scoring combination in one's hand
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
change in appearance; transformation
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)
high power; high power output; explosiveness; explosive power; instantaneous force
nature; natural constitution; innate disposition
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
to be prolonged; to drag on