to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. of a voice)
field battle; field operations; open battle; battlefield; battlefront
to build; to construct; to put up; to build up (a fortune, reputation, enterprise, etc.); to establish (a relationship, system, etc.); to create
fort; stronghold; fortification
point; dot; one point; one matter; one point (in a game, exam, etc.); one mark
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
traffic; transportation; communication; exchange (of ideas, etc.); intercourse
important point; strategic position; key point
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
having no choice; at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end; helpless; powerless
as soon as ...; just after ...; immediately after ...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
even more; still more; further
suppressive fire; neutralization fire
stake; post; pile; (arch.) stump
greater than ...; bigger ...
to pull tight; to brace; to tighten
one side; one party; the other side; one (of a pair); the other (one); the mate
scattering (e.g. dust in the wind, enemies before an assault); dispersal; flying off (in all directions); flying apart
wise; sagacious; intelligent; sensible
(degree of) risk; riskiness; danger
friend and foe; enemies and allies; both sides
intensely; severely; strictly; tightly; compactly; closely
pipe; tube; gun barrel; gun; cannon; well lining
union; unity; bundling; binding; (arch.) putting on (clothes, armour, etc.)
ignition; detonation; triggering; explosion
to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate
distant; remote; isolated
destructive blast; blowing up; explosion
fire arrow; incendiary arrow; rocket
controlled demolition of buildings, etc. using explosives; explosive demolition
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
occurring in succession; doing in succession; firing in rapid succession; volley of shots; volley (of questions, abuse, etc.); stream
solo exhibition; one-man exhibition; one-woman exhibition
the reason is that ...; because
to intensify; to be excited; to fly into a rage; to dash against; to encourage
like water; like it grows on trees
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
money loser; high-cost, low-return project
(not) very; (not) so; (not) very much; (not) particularly; (not) especially