question; inquiry; enquiry
to some extent; to a certain extent
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
prompt decision; snap judgement; snap judgment
succeeding; following; trailing; next
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
troublesome (person, task, etc.); difficult; suffering; hardship; trouble
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
head (of a line, group, etc.); front; lead; forefront; vanguard
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
main force; main strength; main effort; primary focus
counter for (small) things or pieces; counter for military units; (an) individual; one person; counter for years (of age difference); counter for school-years
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
ahead; forward; (in) front; having a square front
lightning strike; torpedo attack
speciality; specialty; special subject of study; sole interest; single focus; concentrating exclusively on
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape); extraction (of compressed data)
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
unreliable; undependable; untrustworthy; not to be counted on
preservation; retainment; keeping
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
instead; but (on the other hand)
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
second (unit of time); arc second
command; direction; supervision; conducting (an orchestra, choir, etc.)
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
connection; attachment; changing trains; conjunction
tail (of a traditional Japanese cap); chinstrap
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
in spite of; despite; although; nonetheless; nevertheless; but