military service; serving in a war; taking part in a campaign
assertion; declaration; affirmation
to correct; to rectify; to reform; to straighten (one's posture, collar, etc.); to adjust
words of praise; eulogy; compliment
ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
ultimate; final; last; eventual
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
nickname; alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; other name
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
area; zone; (lit.) belt (of land)
sorry; excuse me; thank you
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly
to say time and time again; to say till you're blue in the face
easily; readily; with ease; without trouble
breaking the front line; frontal breakthrough
rash; thoughtless; careless; hasty; imprudent
to give an impression; to make an impression
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
(an) unknown; unknown number; variable; unknown quantity; not yet known
prediction; prejudgment; presupposition; foregone conclusion
worst; worst-case (scenario)
the height of folly; sheer stupidity
palm (of one's hand); skill; (in one's) grip; (under one's) control; one's (concealed) intentions; one's cards
advantage; point in favor; point in favour
defense capability; defence capability
to discuss; to talk about; to argue; to dispute; to take into consideration; to make an issue of
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability
outside of; not covered by
hard to reach place; remote place
to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)
defense; defence; defensive preparations
to go to see (something, someone); to visit
to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); (in neo-Confucianism) the underlying principles of the cosmos
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
reason; logic; sense; natural way of things
example; illustration; precedent