isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
state of the war; war situation
art of war; strategy; tactics
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
large number (of); many; majority
small number; few; minority
to control; to command; to get the better of
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)
open; spacious; extensive
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
to die; to lay down life's burden
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
two places; two spots; two locations; two parts; two passages
dispersion; breakup; variance; dispersion
to factor in; to take into account; to include in one's considerations
details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars
indescribable; having no way to express
to make one's own; to take possession of
to triumph; to be elated with success
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
to have orderly plans; to be systematic
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
to bring into the open; to reveal; to uncover (e.g. evidence); to bring to light
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
to pop off; to pop out; to fly off; to shoot off; to burst open
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
(sound of an) explosion or detonation; roar (of a machine)
to arrange beforehand; to make a sign to each other; to conspire
rescue mission; evacuation operation