face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
armed forces; military; troops
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
awesome; awe-inspiring; august; discourteous (to a superior); lacking due respect
opposite; reverse; contrary
public opinion; popular voice; public sentiment; consensus
regretful; sorrowful; bitter; contrition
height; acme; extremity; end; limit
sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness
personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
to trip someone up; to pull the carpet from under
citizen; citizenry; city inhabitant; townspeople; bourgeoisie; middle class
getting mixed up in; getting embroiled in; involvement; entanglement; by-blow
vigilance committee; vigilante corps
abundant; plentiful; rich; ample
defense; defence; protection
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
messenger; envoy; emissary
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
capitulation; surrender; submission; yield
decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)
quiet; calm; easily; comfortably; distant; far-off
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
all-out attack; general offensive
to burn; to be roasted; to be heated; to be jealous; to be envious
(not) even when using ...; (not) even with the help of ...; (not) even by ...
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
to join forces; to cooperate
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
central figure; pillar (e.g. of the nation); chief; boss; master carpenter; beams and ridge supports of a roof