to launch a surprise attack
could result in (something undesirable); might end up (doing, happening); run the risk of
artificial; man-made; human work; human skill; artificiality
travelling on foot; traveling on foot; travelling all over
square formation (of troops); magic square
offense and defense; offence and defence; batting and fielding
system; lineage; ancestry; group (e.g. of colors) (colours); family (e.g. of languages); close (evolutionary) relationship
minute; detailed; careful; scrupulous; thorough
left-wing (politics); left wing (of a bird, aircraft, formation, etc.); left flank; left field
right-wing (politics); extreme right-wing group; right wing (bird, plane, etc.); right field; right flank; right fielder; high rank
to be mixed together; to be blended; to intermingle; to commingle
view; prospect; outlook; viewing platform; overlook
to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating
flurried; flustered; upset; nervous; embarrassed
tactician; schemer; intriguer; resourceful person
son (of others); boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world
two times; twice; two degrees
global maximum; greatest value
the country; countryside; rural districts; cultivated land; fields
area; zone; (lit.) belt (of land)
I appreciate your efforts
gaping (e.g. mouth, wound); (opening) wide; snapping up (e.g. bait); biting into (food); plagiarism; rip-off
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
in full force; in great numbers; in droves; large-scale project; grand plan
finely chiseled (features)
indigenousness; being native (to a region); settling (of people); native; indigenous; aboriginal
present day; modern times; recent times; early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)
mixed race; mixed parentage
pure-bred (usu. animal); pure-blooded; thoroughbred
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
to alert; to get one's attention; to draw one's attention
very careful; thoroughly prepared
important matter; requirement; requisite; necessary condition
rapid succession (e.g. questions)
stillness; repose; standing still