Wednesday; shaved ice (served with flavored syrup); water (fifth of the five elements)
edge; angle; ridge (e.g. of a mountain)
junction; crossroads; division point; parting of ways
tomoe; heraldic design composed of two or more interlocked comma-shaped figures
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
foothold; footing; toehold; stepping stone
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
steady; honest; sober; straightforward
agricultural soldiers; colonizers; colonisers
to buy (of a government, public agency, etc. from a private citizen); to purchase; to buy up (all of something)
to live; to reside; to inhabit
peacetime; time of peace; ordinary times; normal times
system; institution; organization; organisation
temporarily; short period; once; one morning
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
training; drill; practice; discipline
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
replenishment; supplementation; supplement; replacement; refilling
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
maintenance of public order; maintaining security
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
long military service; having experienced many battles
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
military service; serving in a war; taking part in a campaign
to go down in history; to be recorded in the history books
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
negligent; neglectful; careless; remiss
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
otherwise; if not; or else
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
middle of a month; second third of a month; 11th to 20th day of a month
field battle; field operations; open battle; battlefield; battlefront
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
reaching; attaining; arrival
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash