armed forces; battle troops
lack of expression; lack of emotion; blank look (on one's face)
prattle; broken language; halting language; baby talk; imperfect speech; smattering
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
on and after; from ... onward; since
faint; slight; vague; nebulous; indeterminate; tinge of ...
one end; an end; part; fragment
battlefield; battleground
weird; eerie; ominous; creepy; uncanny; unearthly
to creep up to; to approach stealthily; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed
writing; entry (e.g. to a form); posting (e.g. to a blog)
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
feeling uneasy; very worried; very anxious; on tenterhooks; on pins and needles
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
to leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone); to entrust (to someone); to leave (to chance, one's imagination, etc.); to let (take its own course); to use (money, strength, spare time, etc.) to the full; to use freely
tough guy; wild one; veteran (in a particular field); expert; person of surprising audacity; someone with a lot of nerve
to make (someone) understand (a fault, mistake, etc.); to reason with; to advise; to try to persuade; to exhort; to admonish
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
to garner interest; to attract attention
many; much; plenty; hardly
being one in body and soul; of one flesh; two hearts beating as one
(national) capital (city); metropolis
to enquire; to inquire; to seek information
what action to take; what to do with oneself
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
as (for); for; in the capacity of
as much as one can; as much as possible
interpretation (i.e. oral translation); interpreter
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
level; standard; level (amount or quantity); level (plane); level (instrument); spirit level
without trouble; easily; readily
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
like that; that way; thus
10th day of the month; ten days