friendly army; friendly troops; allied army
to face; to go towards; to head towards
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; strictness; cruelty
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
successful execution; accomplishment; completion; fulfillment; carrying through
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
even more; still more; further
follow-up report; further news
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
advance (into a new market or stage of progress); launching (a new career or venture); expanding (into a new market); stepping forward; emerging
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
observation; survey; measurement; opinion; prediction; thinking
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
main force; chief object; mainline
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
to wrench open; to prize open; to pick (lock)
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
left-wing (politics); left wing (of a bird, aircraft, formation, etc.); left flank; left field
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo