battle formation; military formation
government service; the bureaucracy
to squash; to crush; to flatten
subterranean rumbling; earth tremor
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
here and there; little by little; sporadically; dots; spots
perforation; punching; boring; drilling
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
to be crushed; to be squashed (flat); to be discouraged
to be different from what was previously said; to be different from what was promised
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
secret; private; surreptitious
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
in succession; one by one
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
stone (used for throwing)
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
bulky; massive; thick; heavy
firm; strong; solid; stable
to die; to lay down life's burden
wherein; therein; thereinto
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
omitting crucial steps; cutting corners; intentional negligence; tenuki; taking the initiative by ignoring the opponent's last move and playing somewhere else (in go)
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy
only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be
wide area; wide view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-out view
to compose; to put together