to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
time; hour; period; class
several people; a few people
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
late at night; small hours of the morning
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
(for) self-defense; (for) self-protection
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
door; gate; opening; title page
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
just a minute; small quantity
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
measuring container; measure; box (seating at a theatre, etc.); square on a grid; cell of a grid; square bearing block (at the top of a pillar)
slowly; inefficiently; tardily; dawdling
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
course; route; path; process; means
(only) one option; one possible choice
to make an enemy (of); to antagonize
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind