class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
samurai in command of a troop of foot soldiers
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
orderly; regular; systematic; well-organized; well-organised; trim
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
to scatter away; to vanish
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
order; system; structure; set-up; organization; organisation
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
demilitarization; demilitarisation; demilitarized; demilitarised; unarmed
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
being on duty; person on duty
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
of course; certainly; naturally
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
to drive away; to scatter; to rout
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
front; frontage; facade; main
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
just above; right overhead
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
to move forward; to move on
coercion; overpowering; to overpower; to overawe; to daunt
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
high-spirited; cheerful; assertive; vigorous