preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
if it is the case that ...
heating power; thermal power; firepower
defense; defence; protection
protracted war; war of attrition
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
to be doing; to be in the process of doing
patrolling (esp. using ships or aircraft)
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
adds force or indicates command
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
chill; the shivers; shivering fit; cold; coldness; cold air
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
magnetism; magnetic force
talented; gifted; prodigious; virtuoso; masterful
taking refuge; evacuation; backup (of data)
to pull from both ends; to pull from both sides; to play tug of war
speed of a boat; draft; draught
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
binoculars; field glasses
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
guidance; leadership; leading the way
fixing (in place); being fixed (in place); fixing (e.g. salary, capital); keeping the same; fixation (histology); user name (on an online forum like 2ch where the majority of users post anonymously)
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
acceleration; speeding up
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
fantastic; grotesque; strange-looking; suspicious-looking
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
area; domain; territory; field; range; region
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed
opening (in a game of go, chess, etc.); early stages; initial phase; outset
contest of strength; trial of strength
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
to ask a big favour; to ask unreasonable things; to be unreasonable