invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion
atmosphere (esp. of a place or person); mood; vibe; ambience
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
large amount of money; great cost
appropriate; suitable; proper; fitting
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
to take (someone) along; to bring along; to be accompanied by
fort; fortress; stronghold; fortification
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain; to grasp (a point)
troop headquarters; stronghold; inn designated for use by a daimyo (Edo period)
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
line of defence (defense); lines (as in enemy lines, etc.)
to spread out (e.g. a futon); to lay out; to lay down (e.g. a cushion); to impose widely (e.g. martial law); to promulgate; to pin down; to hold down
to damage; to do harm; to disadvantage
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
first match (in a series)
heavy blow; major blow; severe blow; serious damage
(weather) front; front line; the front; battlefront
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger
strategic; strategically; from a strategic point of view
to gain a victory; to win
situation; outlook; one's allegiance; affiliation; position
absurd; unreasonable; rash; reckless; excessive; immoderate
no matter what; whatever happens; under any circumstances; never
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
huge win; overwhelming victory
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
quite capable of ...; not unlikely to ...; may well ...; might ...; could ...; would not hesitate to ...
to lay waste; to devastate; to invade; to break into; to troll (e.g. web forums); to spam
(degree of) risk; riskiness; danger
possible; conceivable; likely; probable
great victory; decisive victory; overwhelming victory; landslide victory
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape); extraction (of compressed data)
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
moment to quit; way to quit
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
to give directions; to issue instructions