to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
the whole line; all lines; the whole ship
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
setback; deadlock; standstill; impasse; miscarriage
successively; one after another
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
receiving (a message, letter, email, etc.); reception (radio, TV, etc.)
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
staff officer; military staff; adviser; counselor; counsellor
secretary (government); director; chief
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
second lieutenant; sublieutenant; ensign
delivery (of a package, goods, etc.)
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
Commander-in-Chief; C-in-C
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
doing (with resolve); carrying out (e.g. a plan)
fierce battle; hard-fought battle; hot contest; severe fight
I regret to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
again; once more; a second time
the same; the said; likewise
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out