verbal message; word (from someone)
participation in a war; going to war; taking part in a competition or contest
line of defence (defense); lines (as in enemy lines, etc.)
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 cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)
hard struggle; strenuous effort
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
good-looking; fair; beautiful
morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps
something like ...; something called ...
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
battlefield; battleground
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
performance; take; game; season; penetrative vaginal sex (with a prostitute); unsimulated sex (in an adult movie)
outrider; herald; rikishi who leads the yokozuna to the ring prior to his ring-entering ceremony
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
intercept; interception; counter-attack
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
mostly; almost; nearly; roughly; approximately; about
clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication
to well up; to burst; to arise
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
inattention; absent-mindedness