fortress; stronghold; citadel
defense; defence; fielding
captain; commander; commanding officer; leader
citizen; resident; person; user (of a website, esp. as a collective, e.g. Twittersphere)
to happen to have; to have on hand; to carry (e.g. money)
to work hard; to try hard; to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to devote oneself to
training range; training grounds; training area
to knock down; to beat up (till unable to stand)
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
to go with (a companion); to hang out with; to do together
unsparingly; without listening to the other party; without giving the other party a chance to explain
bigoted; obstinate; stubborn; pigheaded
the south; southward; southern direction; countries in the south (esp. Southeast Asia and the pre-WWII South Pacific Mandate)
haste; hurry; urgency; in a hurry; quickly; with haste
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
delivering an order; dispatch of an order; messenger; orderly; runner
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to adjust; to regulate (e.g. rhythm, tune, one's breathing)
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; neglecting (e.g. one's studies); leaving unattended
to mount (a horse, bicycle, etc.); to straddle; to sit astride; to span (an area, time, etc.); to extend over; to spread over
seeing (someone) off; send-off; deferment; postponement; letting a pitch go by; wait-and-see attitude
assistant; associate; duplicate; copy; adverb
to get on a horse; to mount a horse
order (esp. to a number of people); command; ritual of bowing at start and end of school class
stick; club; cudgel; bludgeon
shortish; rather short; somewhat short
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
anyone can see that; it's obvious that
to put in order; to tidy up; to settle (a matter); to solve; to finish; to get through
to give directions; to issue instructions
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
smirkingly; smugly; broadly
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
to exploit a gap (in attention, security, etc.); to catch off guard
using all one's strength; using all one's might
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
muscular; lean (of a company's operations, etc.)
light clothing; dressing light; light equipment; light armaments