to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
attack on both sides; pincer movement; double envelopment
to hit the bull's-eye; to go as expected
destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
consequence; result; conclusion
you; (arch.) your residence
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
knowing; (an) acquaintance
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
to bend down; to bow down; to prostrate oneself; to hide oneself
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
to wait for a favorable chance; to wait for a favourable chance
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
honorific/polite/humble prefix
help; assistance; service
one's first campaign; one's first battle
defeat; lost battle; losing a war
greatly energetic; ferocious; extreme; severe
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
flight; desertion; escape
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...