to be sacrificed; to fall victim to; to fall prey to
to exchange glances; to correspond; to counterbalance
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
to invade; to raid; to infringe; to encroach; to harm; to afflict
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
real condition; actual circumstances; actual state of affairs
official announcement; proclamation
riskiness; (level of) danger
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
taboo; day, time, direction, words, etc. that must be avoided; contraindication
to get involved (with); to begin (with); to have a hand (in)
pulverization; pulverisation; smashing; demolishing
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
war; battle; match; game; competition
plan; plot; idea; conception; vision; scheme
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
suitable person; well-qualified person; responsible party; responsible person
selection; choice; picking out
specialization; specialisation
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
practical question (problem); practical matter
heating power; thermal power; firepower
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
to plan one's next moves; to work out a plan
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
war; fighting; fierce competition
to knead well; to polish; to refine
mutual understanding; agreement of wills
tacit; unspoken; implicit
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
flexible; lithe; soft; pliable
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
bright sunshine; broad daylight