army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
great; grand; extensive; large-scale
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
holding a castle (during a siege); holing up; confinement (to one's home); staying at home; staying indoors
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
accommodation; reception; seating; custody (e.g. awaiting deportation); internment; admission
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
follower; attendant; valet; servant
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
minimum; lowest; minimal; least
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
to reseat oneself; to correct one's posture
after a while; a little while later; shortly afterward
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
two persons; two people; pair; couple
adult (esp. person 20 years old or over); grownup; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
approximate age; age range
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
to play a leading role; to play a central part
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery