battle formation; lineup (e.g. for a game)
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
very great; enormous; serious
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
evacuees; displaced persons; refugees
escape; break-out; prolapse; proptosis
deciding first; settling (a matter) first; first priority
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
decrepitude; senescence; superannuation
mobilization; mobilisation
until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
to be able to manage somehow or another
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
influence; clout; leverage
leaving everything up to someone else
older brother; elder brother
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
(wind or human-powered) warship
distinction; differentiation; classification
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
place; situation; position; location
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
that's the way it is; such is life
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
to be forestalled; to be taken in; to be cheated; to be outwitted
real condition; actual circumstances; actual state of affairs
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; thoroughly
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
to tie up; to tie together; to hang (oneself); to summarize; to put (it all) together; to estimate; to expect
these guys; these fellows
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
armed forces; military; troops
art of war; strategy; tactics
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
close combat; close(-quarter) fighting; in-fighting