combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction
having no choice; at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end; helpless; powerless
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
trump; trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
to lay (something) face down; to place upside down; to point downwards (one's eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (one's eyes); to lay (oneself) face down; to lie face down; to conceal
banknote; bill; note; paper money
to sit in a row; to be arrayed
machinery and materials; equipment; materials for manufacturing machinery
tool; implement; means; furniture
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
to project; to show (on a screen); to portray; to depict; to reflect (the times, mood, etc.)
mass; mass (media, production, etc.); masturbation
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
thousands; several thousand
correction; revision; amendment
close investigation; careful examination; scrutiny
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
war situation; progress of a battle
state of the war; war situation
to rule over; to govern; to command; to integrate; to consolidate; to unite
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
egregious; outrageous; too much; over the top
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
sigh (of admiration or lamentation)
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
serious; severe; grave; acute
inferiority (e.g. numerical); inferior position; disadvantage; unfavorable situation; unfavourable situation
puzzled; perplexed; quizzical; dubious; suspicious
arrest; apprehension; capture
establishment; settlement
rule; domination; direction; management; control (of one's destiny, public opinion, etc.); governing