mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
to enlist as a supporter; to win over to one's side; to gain as one's ally
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
dominion; territory; possession
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
commander; general; leader
defeat; lost battle; losing a war
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
to carry something out of a place; to elevate (someone) to a high position; to convince someone to accept a post (esp. through flattery); to mention something; to broach a topic
under control (e.g. of territory)
reduction by half; halving
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
thorough; exhaustive; complete
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
defense; defence; protection
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
careful; thorough; meticulous; scrupulous
considerably; fairly; quite
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
agglutination; adhesion; deadlock; stalemate; standstill
decisive battle of brief duration
mobilization; mobilisation
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support