streamline shape; aerodynamic shape
that is to say; so that means
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway
if you think about it; come to think of it
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
frontline (military) base; forward base; outpost
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
aggression; invasion; raid
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically
commander; general; leader
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
afterwards; at a later time; later on; after some time
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
military personnel; soldier
originally; by nature; from the start
politics; political manoeuvre; political maneuver
unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
something's wrong (with someone); not right (in the head); not oneself; crazy; nuts
to comfort; to console; to amuse
local government employee; local civil servant
calamity; disaster; misfortune
sailing; marching; going out; dispatch
to hunt out; to flush out; to round up; to impress; to recruit
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
retreat; withdrawal; retirement
beyond that point; after that
pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase
to entice; to tempt; to invite someone to join in
beating someone up by ganging up on them; facing a barrage of criticism