to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
long military service; having experienced many battles
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
weakening; emaciation; decline
muscular; lean (of a company's operations, etc.)
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
to say; to be called; to do
to slaughter; to massacre; to butcher; to defeat soundly; to overpower; to vanquish
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
thoughtlessly; rashly; unwisely; halfway; half-done; incomplete
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
to explain away; to talk one's way out of; to excuse oneself; to evade
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
to do someone in; to bump someone off
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
armed forces; military; troops
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to separate (e.g. a couple); to disrupt (a relationship)
on the occasion of; at the time of
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
solely; entirely; only; or
to change the subject (e.g. away from something awkward or inconvenient)
opening performance; opening act; curtain raiser; minor performer; minor storyteller; subordinate part
match; game; bout; contest