virile; tough; masculine; sharp (features, look, etc.); fierce; dauntless
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in a web browser)
speciality; specialty; special subject of study; sole interest; single focus; concentrating exclusively on
logistics; supply; communications
military supplies (transported to the front line); military stores
(one's) military service record
bureaucrat; government official; bureaucracy
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
previous year (fiscal, academic, etc.)
on the desk; theoretical; academic; armchair (e.g. plan)
wargame; map exercise; kriegspiel
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
turn; turn (melodic ornament); turn (in a game)
simulation; simulation (of a foul); diving; flopping
variables; uncertain elements; uncertainties; imponderables
piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
several hundred; hundreds (of)
thousands; several thousand
armed forces; military; troops
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied (e.g. physics, linguistics, research)
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
support; backing; endorsement; propping up; holding up; support
top-heavy; big-headed; overly-theoretical
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
head; chief; chairman; governor; top seat; first desk (in orchestra)
in-law; relative by marriage
child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing ...)
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
to take a view or perspective; to regard as; to consider to be
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
the one before last; two generations, etc. previous
fullness; completeness; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion
main school; principal school; this school; our school
must; should; will (surely); be bound to; will (do); shall
this university; this educational establishment