siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
(not) even a little bit; (not) in the slightest; (not) one bit
camp stool; folding stool
from the viewpoint of; according to
fort; stronghold; fortification
to dominate; to prevail; to be superior to; to get ahead of; to get the upper hand
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount
your Excellency; his Excellency; her Excellency
beard (esp. on the chin); goatee
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
participation in a war; going to war; taking part in a competition or contest
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
combat engineer; military engineer; combat engineering; military engineering
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; neglecting (e.g. one's studies); leaving unattended
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
subsidence; sinking; fall (of a city, fortress, etc.); surrender; fall (in position, rank, etc.); demotion
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
force (bulldoze) one's way through
wholeheartedly; with heart and soul; intently; with undivided attention; with intense concentration; single-mindedly
recapture; retaking; recovery; taking back
how; in what way; how about; questionable
basis; grounds; base (of operations); base (of a group of stones)
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
example; instance; precedent; custom; habit
overall; general; as a whole
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
very likely; very probable
habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
case; occasion; situation; circumstances
commandant; commanding officer; general
cushion; cushion (to soften the blow); mitigation
lovely; cute; charming; sweet
facing one's opponent head-on and winning via overwhelmingly superior strength or skill; match in which a yokozuna overpowers his opponent
breaking the front line; frontal breakthrough
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial