protracted war; war of attrition
ambush; lying in wait for an ambush
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
how many years; how long; what year
supply; supplying; replenishment
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
long time; long interval; for quite some time
solitude; loneliness; isolation
habit; behavior; behaviour; trait
independent action; acting alone
battlefield; battleground
town; city; municipal; urban
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; tall building
one plot (of land); one block (i.e. one city block); one area; one brush stroke; one kanji stroke
construction; establishment
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
closing; closure; shutdown; lockout
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
emergency staircase; emergency stairs
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
large amount of money; great cost
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
cannot (do); it is impossible that...; it is (highly) unlikely that...
impossible; unlikely; improbable
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning