unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking
invasion (e.g. of a country); raid; aggression
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
time of emergency; (in an) emergency
rather than; more ... than ...
consecutive defeats; series of defeats
to take back; to get back; to regain; to recover; to restore; to recoup
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
conversion; diversion; changeover; commutation; switchover
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
expectation; anticipation; forecast
levelling of ground (for construction); preparation of soil (for planting); rearranging stones (to simplify counting)
main theater of war; principal battlefield; main market; principal area of competition
eastern army (e.g. in a civil war); Eastern Army (at the Battle of Sekigahara)
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
self-protection; self-defence
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
several steps; much (better, higher, etc.); several cuts (above)
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
choices; alternatives; options
guarantee; security; assurance; warranty
state of the war; war situation
hiding place; hideout; refuge; retreat; hideaway
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); search (e.g. on the Internet); retrieval (of information); reference
the north; northward; northern direction; northern part (e.g. of a country); northern district
main street (as opposed to a side street); high street
observation; survey; watching
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
stationing (e.g. of troops); garrison
as stated; verbatim; literally
upper part; upper region; region above