military forces; army; troops; number of soldiers
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
along (a river, coast, railway, etc.); on (e.g. a street)
area; region; district; locality
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
for this very reason; that is exactly why
percussion; tapping; examining by percussion; sounding out (someone's intentions); making an approach (about)
unbecoming; unsuitable; disgraceful; wrong for one's age; unworthy of one's years; thoughtless for one's age
to get excited; to make one's heart leap; to make one's heart pound
recapture; retaking; recovery; taking back
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
stipend (paid to court officials, samurai, etc.); salary; fief; (arch.) gift (given as a reward); (arch.) token of appreciation
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
if you think about it; come to think of it
wherein; therein; thereinto; among which
to await; to wait for; to expect
careful; cautious; wary; watchful; vigilant; prudent
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to be captivated (by); to be infatuated (with)
conviction; belief; confidence
a little; a few; small; only; just; merely
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
solid; strong; sturdy; durable; stout
fortress; stronghold; citadel
town; city; municipal; urban
for example; for instance; e.g.
to shut oneself in (one's house, room, etc.); to confine oneself (to); to barricade oneself (in a building); to entrench oneself; to hole up
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
to pray; to say a prayer; to offer up a prayer
several times; a few times; several degrees; a few degrees
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon); trace
must; should; will (surely); be bound to; will (do); shall
to slay; to kill; to put to the sword
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
interpretation; explanation; reading; construction
to tie (to); to fasten; to attach; to connect (one thing with another); to link; to bring together
simplistic (thinking, idea, etc.); hasty
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
large hole; big deficit; heavy losses; long-shot win (in horse racing, etc.); big winnings (on a long shot)
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery genre; detective genre
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself