belief; faith; conviction
curtain; act (in a play); falling of the curtain; end (of a scene); end; close; case
composition; formation; organization; organisation; compilation
undulation; ups and downs; highs and lows
proximity; nearness; being nearby; approaching; drawing near; coming close
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway
to make it a principle to ...; to aim at doing
to emboss; to print out; to print; to work out (e.g. policy); to hammer out; to strike (a drum indicating the end of a performance)
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
chaos; confusion; disorder; chaotic; confused; uncertain
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
occurrence; incidence; generation (of power, heat, etc.); production; ontogeny; development
both armies; both teams; both sides
encounter; engagement; battle
each place; various places
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
sword strike; sword slash
disorder; chaos; confusion
height (e.g. of summer); peak (e.g. of cherry blossom season); prime (of one's life); (one's) best days; (being in) heat; rut
to sink (into one's seat, etc.); to leap to one's death (by drowning); to be reduced to (esp. working as a prostitute)
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
to claim lives; to cause deaths; to result in fatalities
infantry; infantryman; foot soldier
covert action; covert operations
plausible (but untrue); credible (e.g. lie); specious; seemingly truthful
to leave (a scene); to step away
not going (well); not proceeding (as one wishes); bad; not good; hopeless; beyond hope
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
so; therefore; for that reason; if so; if that is the case; in that case
military exploits; military feats; military achievements; distinguished military service
sweet (taste); luscious; sweet (melody, dream, etc.); delightful; pleasant
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
important; essential; significant; major; key; principal