stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
invasion; raid; attack; visitation (of a calamity)
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
both armies; both teams; both sides
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
spirit; heart; disposition
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
without cause; without reason
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
scattered; separated; dispersed
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
desperately; for one's dear life
already; now; no longer; not any more
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality; in effect