fields (of rice and other crops)
field battle; field operations; open battle; battlefield; battlefront
to spread out (e.g. a futon); to lay out; to lay down (e.g. a cushion); to impose widely (e.g. martial law); to promulgate; to pin down; to hold down
sharp-eyed; keen-eyed; easily awakened
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
to keep in mind; to bear in mind; to try; to aim to do; to endeavor; to endeavour
to take (someone) by surprise; to do something unexpected
skill; proficiency; experience; dexterity
openly; squarely; directly; to a person's face
unexpressed; unspoken; implied; implicit
withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
to compete with; to vie for
lack of policy; having no measures; lacking means
battle formation; military formation
to bring (news, knowledge, etc.); to introduce; to bring about; to cause; to produce (e.g. results)
zero-based; starting again from scratch; starting afresh; starting with a clean slate
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
selection; sorting; culling; screening; triage
to pile up; to accumulate
command; direction; supervision; conducting (an orchestra, choir, etc.)
poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky
embodiment; manifestation; materialization; materialisation; expression; indication
basis for decision; evidence for judging
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
reaching; attaining; arrival
suddenly; all of a sudden
wasteland; wilderness; deserted land; prairie; vast plain; wilds
rubble; debris; wreckage; trash; rubbish
far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
gravel; ballast; pebbles; child; rugrat; ankle-biter
crunchy; gritty (sand, pebbles, etc.)
small hill; low hill; hillock
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
to lecture; to read aloud; to devise (e.g. a strategy); to work out (e.g. a tactic); to confer; to hold conference (with)