attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
revolution; rotation; turn; turning; inversion; handspring (gymnastics)
without losing time (e.g. to do); without even time for (doing something)
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
corruption (of order, customs, etc.); to fall apart (organization, system, etc.)
circulation (esp. documents); sending round
cruel; merciless; pitiless; tragic; horrible; terrible
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
smart; clever; agile; nimble; quick
contrast; antithesis; comparison
in contrast to ...; unlike ...; while ...; whereas ...
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
tragic but brave; heroic; grim; pathetic
resignation; stepping down; retirement; retreat; decamping; withdrawal
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
originally; essentially; naturally; in the first place; to begin with
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
great mountain; large mountain
to rise (of a building, mountain, etc.); to tower; to soar
moat; fosse; trench; ditch
to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)
steepness; steep place; harsh (look); sharp (tongue)
by means of; due to; because of; according to
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
seasoning; flavour; condition; state; (state of) health; physical condition
river; stream; River; the ... river
island in a pond or river
Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica)
fighting (against); taking on (an opponent); facing; confronting; competing (with); battle
you could say; you might say; verging on the
battle formation; battle array; lineup (of a team, etc.); cast; staff
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
disregarding strategy and using brute force
to think out; to devise; to invent; to begin to think; to come up with a plan
artificial; man-made; human work; human skill; artificiality
tenth day of the month; ten days