1.b> ; the two men were exchanging blows ; retaliatory blow ; to administer / to deal, to deliver, to strike / a blow , ; to come / to fall, to get / to blows , ; to rain blows upon smb. ; to aim a blow at smb.'s authority ; without striking a blow ; ;
2.b> i> , , ; it came as a crushing blow to us ;
3.b> .i> ;
the first blow is half the battleb> .i> ; a blow-by-blow account / description /b> / / ; to come to blowsb> i> , i> .