this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
to wait and see; to sit on the fence; to be noncommittal
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
fierce look; frightening look; tough look; aggressive attitude; coercive attitude; taking a hard line
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
joining (a club, organization, etc.); becoming a member; entry; admission; subscription; affiliation
recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
to wander from place to place; to change jobs
nucleus; backbone; medium-level; mid-level; main body (of troops); crack troops
by nature; naturally; by birth; innately; congenitally
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
war situation; progress of a battle
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
ordinary; average; common; normal; like the average person; like most people
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
swordsman; swordswoman; fencer
to be helpful; to be useful
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
passionate; hot-blooded; full of vitality
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
that; the matter in question
lower part; foot; lower direction; left part of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage right (actor's POV)
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
cruelty; hard-heartedness
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit