company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
selection; choice; picking out
to collect; to assemble; to gather
intercept; interception; counter-attack
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
main force; chief object; mainline
may I ask (for); might I ask (that)
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
series of battles; successive battles
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to be selected (from among many people)
surely; certainly; without doubt
morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
thought; consideration; thinking
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
tough guy; wild one; fearless fighter
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
explanation; excuse; clarification; vindication; apology
to lose (a chance); to miss (a chance); to overlook; to omit; to deviate
self-assessment; self-evaluation; self-rating; self-esteem