instruction; direction; briefing
skylark (Alauda arvensis)
heron with all-white plumage (incl. egrets); white heron
feng (male Chinese firebird)
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
usually; ordinarily; always; continuous; 24-hour (operation, care, etc.); constant
to start; to begin; to commence
space; interval; space character; whitespace
rank (e.g. of soldiers); horizontal line
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
uncivilized; uncivilised; undeveloped (land); unexplored (territory, field, etc.); unbloomed (flower)
painstaking; careful; meticulous; scrupulous; detailed; elaborate
endurance; perseverance; patience
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
locational advantage; advantageous position
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
inevitable; necessary; foregone; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
how long; how far; how much
unconditionally; as a rule
close thicket; dense forest; jungle; amazon.com
locality; local area; limited area
no holds barred; anything goes; no limits
hastily made; improvised preparation
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
piece; fragment; one (object)
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
infantry; infantryman; foot soldier
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
bombarding; shelling; bombardment