to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
secret information; intelligence
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
heat shimmer; heat haze; shimmering of hot air
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to bring (news, knowledge, etc.); to introduce; to bring about; to cause; to produce (e.g. results)
by means of; due to; because of; according to
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
rate; ratio; one tenth; ten percent; (comparative) profit; gain; assignment
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
to lose; to miss (a chance, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
already; now; no longer; not any more
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
function; facility; faculty; feature
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to put (into); to put away (in); to pay (fees, taxes, etc.); to deliver; to accept (a gift or money); to keep (within a limit); to offer (to a shrine, deity, etc.)
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
to not take seriously; to take lightly
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
consensus; collective will; collective opinion
rather than; more ... than ...
acting arbitrarily on one's own authority; acting arbitrarily without consultation
to have a tendency; to be liable to; to have a touch of; to have a smack of
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
fact; truth; reality; in fact; actually
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
to smoke (e.g. a pipe); to puff (a cigarette); to burn (incense)
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to laugh mockingly; to smile with contempt; to jeer; to sneer
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
profiting while others fight; (lit.) fisherman's profit
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal