to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
to consult with; to discuss; to confer; to deliberate
battle formation; lineup (e.g. for a game)
rigour; rigor; closeness; compactness; tightly knit
to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
backwater; (arch.) standing with one's back to water (river, lake, etc.)
drainage; draining; pumping out (water); displacement
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
advance guard; vanguard; avant-garde (e.g. music)
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
fort; fortress; stronghold; fortification
capture; seizure; prehension; apprehension; understanding; grasp
to shake; to swing; to sway; to shock
ridge of earth between rice fields; ridge between grooves in threshold or lintel; footpath between rice fields; causeway
to some degree; up to a point; to some extent
transformation; variation; metamorphosis; modification; deformation; variety
insanity; an insane person
father and child; father and son; father and daughter
legend; tradition; biography; life; method; way
command; control; commander
headquarters; head office; main office
considerably; greatly; a lot
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
considerably; fairly; quite
transfiguration; transformation; change of appearance
suddenly; all of a sudden
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
raging waves; battle cry; war cry
to rise up; to initiate (political) action
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
bulky; massive; thick; heavy
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
right-wing (politics); extreme right-wing group; right wing (bird, plane, etc.); right field; right flank; right fielder; high rank
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance; thin soup of fish or shellfish boiled in seawater
spare time; free time; time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
death in battle; death on the battlefield