offensive (movement); aggression
calm before a storm; lull before the storm
glaringly; dazzlingly; blazingly
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
short pause; short interval
to kick about; to kick around; to scatter (a crowd, the enemy, etc.); to rout
to rush into; to surge into; to crowd into
deployment; spreading out; dispersal
increase; multiplication; propagation; proliferation
simultaneous; all at once
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
curiously; curiously enough; oddly enough; to the point of being mysterious; to the extent of being strange
to regard (as); to recognize (as); to see as; to pay attention to; to watch
reaction; response; reaction
battlefield; battleground
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
putting in an appearance; visiting; coming to the surface; appearing; showing one's face (in TV, social media, etc.)
a little bit; a little while
to watch intently; to stare
rotation; making the rounds; spreading; effect; efficacy; by way of; via
mess; spoiled; spoilt; (come to) nothing; ruin
wall of people; crowd of people lined up (e.g. spectators); throng of people
guard; security (officer); guardsman
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
drainage; ditch; gutter; sewage; black water
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
act of terror; act of terrorism
a cornered rat will bite a cat; despair turns cowards courageous
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
after a short time; in a short while; a short time later
opening (a door, window, etc.); leaving open; opening up (e.g. to the public); allowing (public) access
troop headquarters; stronghold; inn designated for use by a daimyo (Edo period)
raid; military attack by a mobile unit; hit-and-run attack; shortstop; short
reorganization; reorganisation; reshuffle
signal; signalling; signaling; traffic light; traffic signal
hurrying (to somewhere); rushing; hastening; express (train)
return to base (of soldiers, military aircraft or ships)
one group; one squad; group one; squad one; entire group; entire squad