difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
transport; transportation
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
to taste; to savor; to relish
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
one's confidant; trusted friend; trusted retainer
superiors; big shots; higher-ups; VIPs; dignitaries
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
to keep away; to keep at a distance
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
large number; innumerable; great many; immense; vast; abundant
group; bunch; crowd; group
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
hard to believe; fabulous; unbelievable; incredible
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
to pledge allegiance; to swear an oath of allegiance; to take an oath of allegiance
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
something; some kind of; for some reason
at a glance; at first sight
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
(all) important positions; every strategic point; each key post; (all) important parts; every important point
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
sightseeing; scout; patrol; watchtower; lookout
tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
holding a castle (during a siege); holing up; confinement (to one's home); staying at home; staying indoors
here and there; everywhere
standing in a row; forming a line; alignment
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
at the same time; at a time; at one time; simultaneously
to attack; to assault; to assail
by means of; due to; because of; according to
to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up