decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
long military service; having experienced many battles
warrior; soldier; courageous person; strong person
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
air hole; windhole; ventilator
to take advantage of an opportunity
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
quick pace; quick steps; quick march; trot (horse gait)
Not a word to anyone; Mum's the word
300; three hundred; 300 mon; trifling amount; shyster
front part; frontage; facade; initial pledge (e.g. election); opening slogan
to bite and tear; to bite a hole in
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
to challenge (esp. in a lawsuit); to take on an opponent (in negotiations, contest, etc.)
to take (a person) unawares; to make a surprise attack
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
anti-aircraft; antiaircraft
northeastern part; the northeast
power map; power structure; power relationships
all present; all concerned; all of us
guidance; lead; guide; primer; influence; connections
delivering an order; dispatch of an order; messenger; orderly; runner
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
easily (reach, exceed, etc.); comfortably; amply; fully; well over
expressing oneself without words or gestures; force of personality
having wounds all over one's body; being wounded all over; receiving a drubbing; being subjected to a barrage of criticism
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
specialization; specialisation
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
to leave word; to leave a message
chief; main; principal; major
(weather) front; front line; forward area; action zone
near one's knee; (by) one's side; (at) one's hand; place under the protection (of one's parents, etc.); (under) the care (of); territory of a powerful person
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
flame; blaze; fire; attack; aggression
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
to claim lives; to cause deaths; to result in fatalities
dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
from (this, here, etc.); since (this)
and (also); both ... and; as well as