side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
one's own ground; one's own position; one's own area of the field (soccer, rugby, etc.)
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
intelligence gathering; information gathering
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
(necessary) personnel; required person
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
arm; skill; efforts; ability
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
to take by storm (e.g. a castle); to assault; to capture; to reduce
danger; peril; hazard; risk
to burn down (to the ground); to clear away by burning; to reduce to ashes; to burn off
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
unpreparedness; falsehood; Chinese "Emptiness" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
extermination; annihilation
gun; cannon; artillery; ordnance
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
control; restraint; suppression; constraint; curtailment; inhibition
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
participation; joining; entry; adherence
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
to attract; to draw near; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion