situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
defense; defence; protection
position; location; base; point; site
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
indeed; really; truly; very much
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
lower grade; low class; junior (officer)
class; level; stratum; layer; hierarchy
school building; schoolhouse
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
several times (as large, over)
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
dozens; scores of; decades
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
crowding together; clustering together; close formation; swarm
area; zone; (lit.) belt (of land)
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
fierce animal; beast of prey; big game
leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
unprecedented; unheard-of; record-breaking
incident; affair; happening; event
moving about; stirring about
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
habit; behavior; behaviour; trait
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
tendency; trend; inclination
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement