neighboring villages; neighbouring villages; suburban districts
dozens; scores of; decades
military forces; hosts; troops
charge; rush; dash; assault; attack
to kick about; to kick around; to scatter (a crowd, the enemy, etc.); to rout
hurrying (to somewhere); rushing; hastening; express (train)
cowardice; timidity; bashfulness
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
to throw (liquid) at; to dash; to inundate (with questions); to heap (praise); to hurl (abuse)
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
count; earl; chief official of the Department of Worship; (arch.) eldest brother; Brazil; Brazilian
enquiry; inquiry; query; interrogation; ENQ
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
to make trouble; to rock the boat; to make waves; to aggravate a situation
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to draw a conclusion; to conclude; to settle on
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
settlement; solution; resolution
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
going up in flames; destruction by fire (esp. of a large building); stirring up a storm of criticism online (of an article, tweet, statement, etc.); becoming the target of an Internet pitchfork mob
to tremble; to shiver; to shake
country; territory; domain; realm
to invade; to raid; to infringe; to encroach; to harm; to afflict
skirmish; brush (with the enemy); small fight with a military enemy; squabble; quarrel; brief argument
place; room; margin; scope
false accusation; pretext; picking a quarrel; committing oneself
to play for time; to use delaying tactics
to attack the enemy in his unguarded moment
clear; precise; definite; distinct
to yell out loud; to shout loudly; to cry aloud; to scream loudly
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
emergency; crisis; imminent danger; Vulnerable (conservation status); VU
in case of; at that time; at this time
reigning; controlling; dictating
cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryo system)
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
chance (of success); odds