to recall; to remember; to recollect
armed forces; battle troops
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
spare time; free time; time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
to draw swords and face off
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
to jump upon (a moving object)
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
small number; few; minority
line of defence (defense); lines (as in enemy lines, etc.)
fully armed; armed to the teeth
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
to blow off (strongly); to blow away; to drive away (e.g. one's worries); to dispel; to do at great speed (e.g. drive a car); to carry out (a task) very quickly
everywhere; all over; throughout
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
fool; blockhead; idiot; dunce
having no choice; at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
siesta; nap; catnap; stopping at an inn
bed; berth; crib; cot; kip; bedroom
person of paramount authority; supreme wielder of power
military affairs; military people
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
friendly fire; killing each other by mistake; internecine strife
to run over (with a vehicle); to knock down
battle formation; battle array; lineup (of a team, etc.); cast; staff
battlefield; battleground