next; following; subsequent; stage; station
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
allied forces; the Allies (e.g. in WWII)
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
dispersal; scattering; discrete
person killed in action; the war dead
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
changing (one's job, loyalties, stance, etc.); switching over; changing quarters (geisha, prostitute, etc.)
to take a position (e.g. on an issue); to adopt a stance
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
threat; menace; coercion; terrorism
baron; Irish cobbler (variety of potato)
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
if it is the case that ...
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
to change sides; to double-cross; to betray; to roll over (in bed); to turn over
at once; immediately; right now
to keep step (with); to keep pace (with); to move in lockstep; to align (with another's thoughts or actions)
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
beginning; outset; first; onset
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
military service; serving in a war; taking part in a campaign
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars
spreading around (news, etc.); talking about widely; noising about; circulating
the Eastern Capital (now Tokyo); Yedo; Edo
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...