war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
dead (money, stock, etc.); dead (ball); dead (sound, room); with little reverberation
soldier; combatant; warrior
quay; wharf; jetty; wall-like shoreline; cliff wall
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
slightly elevated; slightly higher (of a price); marginally up; edging higher
mountain; hill; mine; (mountain) forest; heap; pile; protruding or high part of an object
(within a) territory; domains
stronghold; citadel; base (of operations); headquarters
to regard (as); to recognize (as); to see as; to pay attention to; to watch
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
one-by-one; separately; in detail
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
to invade; to attack; to breach; to penetrate
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
composition; formation; organization; organisation; compilation
very likely; very probable
standard practice; playing by the book; established tactic; joseki (jōseki); standard sequence of moves (esp. in a corner)
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
to ascend; to go up; to climb
rascal; villain; scoundrel; ruffian; crook
to feel right; to sit well with one; to be happy about; to suit to a T; to fit well together
drawbridge; bascule bridge
to be broken; to break; to break (down); to stop working; to fall through (of a plan, deal, etc.); to collapse
as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); wherever (e.g. one's feet take one); according to
the grass; grassy place (esp. with long dense grass)
to wait and see; to see how the land lies
sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness
arrest; apprehension; capture
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
to carry on; to go on with one's life; to keep alive; to stay alive; to survive
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
sewer; sewer system; sewerage; drain
(flight of) stone steps; stone stairway