to come near;  to approach;  to be on the verge of;  to be about to;  to overhang;  to hang over
 dragon's den;  auspicious place for a temple, town, etc. to be built (feng shui)
 sailing;  marching;  going out;  dispatch
 to order;  to command;  to appoint
 very;  greatly;  much;  just about to;  almost;  very nearly
 liked;  well-liked;  in love (with);  loved;  faddism;  eccentricity
 to be absorbed in reading
 to talk about;  to speak of;  to recite;  to chant;  to indicate;  to show
 encirclement;  encircling net;  tight besiegement
 kilo-;  1000;  kilogram;  kilogramme;  kilometre;  kilometer
 in the meanwhile;  during the time
 above ground;  on the ground;  earth's surface;  this world;  this earth
 military strength;  military personnel
 preparation;  arrangements;  getting ready;  provision;  setup;  reserving
 to be slow;  to not make progress;  to be inefficient
 head;  lead;  vanguard;  first
 party;  group;  crew;  company (of troops);  corps;  unit
 midway;  halfway through;  in the course of
 end (e.g. of a line);  tail end;  rear;  backmost part
 only;  merely;  approximately;  about;  just (finished, etc.);  as if to;  (as though) about to
 force;  unit;  corps;  squad;  troops;  party
 mountain;  hill;  mine (e.g. coal mine);  heap;  pile;  crown (of a hat);  thread (of a screw)
 foot (of a mountain or hill);  bottom;  base
 starting late;  late departure
 inferiority (e.g. numerical);  inferior position;  disadvantage;  unfavorable situation;  unfavourable situation
 to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room);  to be confined in;  to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.);  to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.);  to be heavy with (e.g. smoke);  to be muffled (e.g. voice);  to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
 to take for granted;  to assume;  to pretend (to be);  to pose (as);  to go through with (what one decided to do);  to persist in doing
 layman (esp. as opposed to a Buddhist monk);  laity;  local manners;  modern customs;  common;  popular
 that way;  that direction;  there;  that (one);  you;  your family
 to receive;  to get;  to catch (e.g. a ball);  to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.);  to sustain (damage);  to incur (a loss);  to undergo (e.g. surgery)
 to underrate;  to make light of
 to lead;  to spearhead (a group);  to command (troops)
 secret;  private;  surreptitious
 to ascend;  to go up;  to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun);  to rise;  to go to (the capital);  to be promoted;  to add up to
 to plan;  to plot;  to attempt (e.g. suicide, murder);  to undertake (e.g. business); (arch.)  to stand on tip-toes
 to run down (stairs, etc.)