useless; vain; aimless; idle
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
difficult to ...; hard to ...
presentation; exhibit; suggest; citation
proposal; motion; recommendation
meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; goal; intent; object
uselessly; pointlessly; in vain; to no purpose; for nothing; idly
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
prudence; discretion; thought
violently disagreeing; strongly opposing; setting one's heart against
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
quick to seize an opportunity
even if; (it doesn't matter) whether (A or B or ...); whatever; should
possession (esp. of a territory)
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
sweet (taste); luscious; sweet (melody, dream, etc.); delightful; pleasant
neighbouring country; neighboring country; adjacent country
breaking down; defeating; abolishing
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
difficult problem; challenge
established; fixed; prearranged; predetermined
defence program; defence plan
to drive mad; to make insane; to cause a malfunction; to put out of order; to derail (a plan, etc.)
to leave as is; to ignore
to declare; to speak out; to warn; to spit out (words)
to aggravate; to complicate; to make worse
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup
more than anything; above all else
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
conference room; place of assembly
foundation; root; basis; root and trunk
chain; chaining; connection; (genetic) linkage
aggression; invasion; raid
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
granted that; even if; even though
to let go by; to let pass; to overlook; to miss
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
eastern part; the east (of a region)
devoting (oneself) to; concentrating (one's efforts) on