isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
defense; defence; protection
obligation; duty; charge; responsibility
aspiration; volunteering; desire; application
superior (in rank); top; higher order (e.g. byte); host computer (of connected device)
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
not a little; not a few; considerable
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
individual; private person; personal; private
main force; chief object; mainline
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
to crouch; to squat; to cower
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
goods; materials; commodities; resources; supplies
stockpile; reserves; storing; stocking up; laying in (supplies)
decorative curtain hung from the ceiling; tent; pavilion; marquee
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
outbreak of war; starting a war
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
to hold one's breath; to catch one's breath
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
to strain (one's ears, eyes); to prick up (one's ears)
action; behavior; behaviour; (arch.) recommendation (of a person for a position)
participation; joining; entry; adherence
identical; same; one and the same; fair; equal treatment; without discrimination
failed creative work; flop; dud; bomb
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
(any) particular; special; material; perceptible; noticeable
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
(period of) a year; during an era