military gains; war results; fruit of battle
main cause; primary factor
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
second day of the month; two days
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
battle formation; disposition of troops
lieutenant general; vice-admiral
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe
blow; shock; strike; batting
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
show one's real ability; illustration of the distinctive character of (something)
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
training (esp. in-service); induction course
process; course; mechanism
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
last night; yesterday evening
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
hollow; mid-air; air; sky
to row; to scull; to pedal (e.g. bicycle); to swing (on a swing); to operate a hand pump; to push through (deep snow, the jungle, etc.)
heavy heartbeat; thumping; pounding
heart; guts; nerve; central part