to gather (attract, receive) attention; to have a high profile; to gain prominence; to become popular
right in the middle (of); midst; height
skirmish; brush (with the enemy); small fight with a military enemy; squabble; quarrel; brief argument
yours sincerely; respectfully yours
index finger; forefinger; second toe
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
person killed in action; the war dead
entirely; completely; cleanly; snugly
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
itinerary; travel plans; distance (of a trip); journey
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
to do whatever it takes; to use every trick in the book; to use any means; to stop at nothing
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
armoring; armouring; armor; armour
going into battle; departure for the front
group; party; team; squad; section
indicates position in a sequence; divisions of a kabuki performance
light clothing; dressing light; light equipment; light armaments
turn (in line); order of things; sequential order
that's a different matter; that's a different story
other side; other party; other end (e.g. of phone connection); opposition
merit system (as opposed to seniority); meritocracy; ability-ism
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
interval; break; pause; spare moment
difference; variation; difference
idly; sluggishly; doing nothing
dense (e.g. fog, dust, etc.); thick; vague (as in being unable to think clearly); dim
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
pitiful; pathetic; painful to look at
scattered; separated; dispersed
to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate
to blow violently; to sweep over; to devastate
feudal lord; (arch.) mansion; (arch.) palace
fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge