offense and defense; offence and defence
angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
infantry; infantryman; foot soldier
military force; force of arms; strength of an army
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
main force; chief object; mainline
cavalry; cavalryman; trooper
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
three sides; small offering stand
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
by (means of); by doing; due to; via; through
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
survival; remaining; being extant; being left
behind; in the rear; in back
to apply pressure to; to press
eagerly (waiting); (waiting) impatiently
to be rich in; to abound in; to be abundant in; to be rich; to be wealthy
rank (of troops); file; column; formation
to knock down; to tear down; to crush (e.g. enemy); to throw into confusion; to refute; to pick apart
victory or defeat; issue (of battle); outcome
the point just before; the point of doing; the verge of happening
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
whirlwind; sensation; commotion; hullabaloo
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
feelings; thoughts; meaning
to use as an intermediary; to mediate; to assist; to worry; to mind; to care
it's precisely for that reason that ...; which is precisely why ...
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful