judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
3rd day of the month; three days
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
several people; a few people
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
one's own army; one's own team
composition; formation; organization; organisation; compilation
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
single horseman; wait for one tile to finish one's pair and one's hand; wait for half of one's pair with four melds completed
free-loader; hanger-on; parasite; house guest
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
strategy meeting; council of war
attendance; presence; appearance
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
all over the country; everywhere in the country; throughout the nation
to collect; to assemble; to gather
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
at least; at most; (even) just
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
immediately; right away; on the spot
really; truly; indeed; very; extremely; terribly
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing; one's work
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
outside the country; abroad
main force; main strength; main effort; primary focus
home country; one's own country; suzerain country (from the perspective of the vassal state); colonizing country; country of one's ancestors; this country
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
conquest; subjugation; overcoming (a difficulty); conquering (e.g. a mountain); mastery (of a skill)
light; bright; bright (colour); cheerful; bright; bright (future, prospects, etc.); rosy
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
serious; severe; grave; acute