knowledge (of a skill, art, etc.); proficiency; essentials; know-how; preparedness; readiness
having gone too far to turn back
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
to make sure; to check; to ascertain; to confirm; to verify
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
to tie up; to tie together; to hang (oneself); to summarize; to put (it all) together; to estimate; to expect
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
V-shape (battle formation); crane wings
to become fully formed; to take proper shape
battle formation; military formation
not entirely wrong but not entirely right; so-so; average
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
extraordinarily; astonishingly; extraordinary; outrageous; unconditioned dharma
while; although; (but) at the same time; on the other hand; half the face; profile
side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
annihilation; extermination; (total) destruction; wiping out
large number (of); many; majority
concentration (on a task); focusing one's attention; concentration (of population, buildings, power, etc.); centralization; within a collection of works
to take command; to give direction
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
to fold one's arms; to stand and watch (without interfering); to stand idly by; to lie in wait; to be ready and waiting
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
disturbance; confusion; perturbation; commotion; turbulence
confluence (of rivers); flowing together; joining; joining (of people, groups, parties, etc.); union; linking up
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
state of the war; war situation
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
(common) use (of a language, currency, etc.); current use; to be accepted (e.g. of a way of thinking); to work (of an excuse, trick, etc.); going in and out; entrance and exit
agreement; affirmative; aye; yes; OK
to jump down; to leap down; to jump off; to leap off
cloud of dust (sand, etc.); dust storm