powerful army; strengthening of the military
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
in unison; as one; united
squad leader; divisional officer
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
(making, launching) concentrated attack (on, against)
friendly army; friendly troops; allied army
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
simultaneous; all at once
means of survival; means of escape; way out of a difficulty
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
to backfire; to produce a result opposite to what was expected or intended
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants
advance; moving forward; progress
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
thunder; thunderclap; crash of thunder
to roar; to reverberate; to be well-known; to be famous; to palpitate; to throb
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
to shed light; to cast light
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
to flick off; to give (someone) the flick; to send (something) flying; to hit (a person); to knock down
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
everyday clothes; ordinary clothes; casual wear; informal dress
place; spot; grounds; arena; stadium; range
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state