captain; commander; commanding officer; leader
post; official position; managerial position; executive position
secret; private; surreptitious
aid; help; assistance; assistant; counselor; counsellor
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
next term; next period; next version; next release
period of youth; while young
farming; agriculture; cultivation
difference in temperature; difference in degrees of enthusiasm (interest, commitment, etc.); difference in attitude
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
United States men's Olympic basketball team
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); because ...; for good reason; there is a (good) reason that ...
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
with a sting; with a tingle; nervously; tensely; with a rip; with a ripping sound
to persuade; to urge; to coax; to make advances (to); to seduce; to court
combat readiness; battle readiness; fighting trim
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
logistical support; combat service support
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
middle guard; halfback (e.g. football); center forward (e.g. volleyball); centre forward
to fall behind; to lag behind; to be outdistanced; to be beaten
both (people); the two of them
to know; to understand; to (understand and) accept (a responsibility); to have a knowledge of (a skill, art, etc.); to have a command of
leaving (a decision, job, etc.) to someone else; entrusting; leaving the choice of a meal to the chef; omakase
raid; military attack by a mobile unit; hit-and-run attack; shortstop; short
empty-handed; unarmed; lacking funds
preliminary test or trial; tryout; workout; warm-up
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
(using) one's whole body; (putting in) all one's efforts; (exerting) all one's energies
beginning; start; first moxa treatment
fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
turnout (of people); start (of a race, campaign, business, etc.); beginning; initial charge; dash
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
assistance; support; subsidy; supplement; spotting (in weight training)
fast; quick; easy; simple; as soon as ...; the moment ...
claws and fangs; claws and tusks; clutches; devious design; pawn; stooge
accurate; precise; exact; appropriate; apt; right
to drain; to flow (unobstructed); to sell well; to be in good demand; to exit the stage; to remove (a prop) from the stage
having at one's mercy; trifling with; toying with; playing with; making a fool of; leading around by the nose