(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
sidelong glance; short grain (paper); kanji "net" radical at top
to encamp; to take up a position
defense; defence; protection
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
level ground; plain; flatland
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)
advance guard; vanguard; avant-garde; forward (player)
protective wall; defensive wall; barrier; bulwark
rearguard; rear guard; back (player)
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
main constituent; core; nucleus; subject
live decoy (for hunting); decoy; bait; lure
to attract (to oneself, e.g. with bait or light); to draw close; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion; to convulse
concentrated fire; intense criticism
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
row; line; group (of peers); ranks (of); sequence; series (taxonomic rank)
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
skill; proficiency; experience; dexterity
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
to take command; to give direction
close aide (of a powerful person); close associate; entourage; attendant; retainer
the Four Heavenly Kings (Dhrtarastra, Virudhaka, Virupaksa, and Vaisravana); the big four (i.e. four leaders in a given field)
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense)
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
vacant position; vacancy; opening; unfilled position
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
gale; violent (strong) wind
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
commander; general; leader
command; lead; generalship; leadership
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
strength; toughness; bravery; boldness
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); seeker; Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)