sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
thin (of an object); pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.)
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
head (of a line, group, etc.); front; lead; forefront; vanguard
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of; serving (in the military, congress, etc.)
union; combination; conjugation (of gametes); sexual intercourse; copulation
morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps
no matter how you look at it; no matter how you slice it; clearly; obviously; surely; without a doubt
consequence; outcome; result; blame; fault
to be silent; to say nothing
(weather) front; front line; the front; battlefront
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
considerable; formidable; tremendous; really something else; exceptional; impressive
attack; assault; criticism; censure; cyber attack (e.g. DDoS)
without trouble; easily; readily
pressing; stamping; press (machine); the press; news media; military press (weight lifting)
to knock down; to shoot down; to lop off
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
commander; commanding officer; CO
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
strenuous effort; hard struggle; working hard; hard fighting; fierce fighting
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to swing; to shake; to wave; to veer; to deflect; to lean towards
total destruction; complete destruction; annihilation; total defeat; complete failure
base (military, expedition, etc.); enthusiast; maniac; fanatic
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to use (a brush, chopsticks, etc.); to move
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
command; direction; supervision; conducting (an orchestra, choir, etc.)
to take (trouble); to attend (to business); to command (army)
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...