black kite (Milvus migrans); construction worker; scaffold erector; fire hook; reddish brown; Inverness cape; filcher
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
book; volume; this; present; main; head
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
battlefield; battleground
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
your Excellency; his Excellency; her Excellency
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
survival; survivor; relic
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
high ground; plateau; heights
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
3000; three thousand; many
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve
succeeding; following; trailing; next
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
large-scale operation; large-scale campaign; major mission
success or failure; outcome; result
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
site; point on a map; spot
The Order of the Golden Kite (Japanese military award)
achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service; contribution
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
hundred battles; many battles
training; practice; practising; cultivation
old soldier; veteran; old hand
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
of all people; a person of ...'s standing
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
animal realm; unforgivable action; indefensible lifestyle; incest