preliminary test or trial; tryout
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
stern expression; severe expression; grim expression
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
flash (of light); glint; schiller
thousands; several thousand
resuscitation; regeneration; reformation; rehabilitation; playback; regeneration (sound, etc.)
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
rather; better; instead; if anything
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
loading (on board); equipping; equipped (with); built-in
mechanism; organization; organisation
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
to give one's life; to lay down one's life
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
friendly army; friendly troops; allied army
in the meanwhile; during the time
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into