to build up; to establish (one's reputation)
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
convenient; expedient; makeshift
union; alliance; combination; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)
battlefield; battleground
throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction
war; fighting; fierce competition
diplomacy; selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing
strategy; stratagem; trick; scheme; plot
to disturb; to prevent; to obstruct; to hinder
(computer) command; command key; commando
destruction; annihilation; extermination
shortish; rather short; somewhat short
this (very thing); this precisely
whole army; whole team; all armies; all teams
small number; few; minority
clear; clearing (a bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball); clearing (e.g. a checked box)
sending a ship to the bottom; sinking (a ship); to sink a ship
how; in what way; circumstances
running alone; running solo; having a large lead (over the others); being far ahead (of everyone else); having one's own way; ignoring others' opinions and acting as one wishes
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of restaurants)
scanning (e.g. TV); traversal
to neglect; to ignore; to disregard; to make light of
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
to decide the outcome (e.g. game); to be very different; to be sharply contrasted
range (of a rifle, missile, etc.)
system; organization; organisation; imperial command; laws; regulation
beating someone up by ganging up on them; facing a barrage of criticism
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
commercial paper; CP; communist party; CP; cerebral palsy; cerebral paralysis; counterpurchase
mantle; mantle (e.g. gas)