dispatch of troops; despatch of troops; expedition
ironically enough; as irony would have it; in a nice little twist
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
to be interested in; to take an interest in; to care about
rise (e.g. of a movement); emergence; rearing one's head; gaining prominence; coming to the fore; gaining power
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
adjacency; contiguity; being adjoined
battle formation; lineup (e.g. for a game)
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
massing (of troops); gathering
war situation; progress of a battle
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
difficult to ...; hard to ...
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
to make a move; to move a piece (e.g. in shogi)
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
such ... as; or some such
colleague; workmate; comrade; coworker
indiscreetly; thoughtlessly; carelessly; frivolously
east, west, south and north
stationing (troops); occupancy
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
coming and going; traffic; road; street; association; socializing
power; authority; jurisdiction
to arrive; to come to pass
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official
increase in activity; activation
covering; protection; backing; relief
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
foreign enemy; outside invader
state (of affairs); condition; developments; movements
restraint; restriction; control; check