food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat); provisions; rations; food supply
supply; supplying; replenishment
goods; materials; commodities; resources; supplies
night attack; nocturnal assault
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
ahead; forward; (in) front; having a square front
military force; force of arms; strength of an army
concentration (on a task); focusing one's attention; concentration (of population, buildings, power, etc.); centralization; within a collection of works
along the river; riverside
detour; circumvention; turning movement
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention; motive
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
enemy camp; enemy line; last 3 rows of the board
(place) right in the center; dead center; dead centre; exact middle; heart
to cross; to go across; to go through; to cut across
to run through; to run past
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
another place; some other place; another (person or thing); other; beyond (one's expectations, imagination, etc.); outside
shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
rear; rear unit guard; anchor (man)
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt; sentence-ending particle expressing a rhetorical question
direct unforked road; straight path
several hundred; hundreds (of)
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding (a runner) on base
while; during; while; although; all; both
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by
flight; desertion; escape
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
important; essential; significant; major; key; principal
confidence; trust; faith; credit
to save trouble; to save effort; to save hassle; to save bother; to save time
rather than; more ... than ...
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all
river; stream; River; the ... river
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to add up to; to advance (in price)
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear