both armies; both teams; both sides
bloody wind; wind carrying the stench of blood from a battle
to face on; to look out on to
close thicket; dense forest; jungle; Amazon (online retailer)
felling timber; cutting down trees; logging; lumbering
wooded country; wooded (timber) region; woodland; woodlands
blank space (in a document); blank; void; whitespace
to rush into; to surge into; to crowd into
to serve as; to act as; to fill (the position of); to play the role of; to be in charge of; to hold (a position)
tailwind; fair wind; favorable wind (favourable); favorable condition (favourable); advantageous situation
one by one; one after another; successively
leak (of secrets, information, etc.); disclosure; divulging; leak (of gas, liquid, etc.); leakage; escape (of gas)
combat techniques; combat skills; fighting techniques
rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance
different opinion; objection
grounding (in a skill or subject); knowledge; training; achievements; attainments; accomplishments
draw (in go, poetry contest, etc.); tie
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
(muscular) explosiveness; explosive power; instantaneous force; quick responsiveness; instantaneity
counter for (school) periods; nth period
... years old; age (of) ...
evaluation; appraisal; assessment; judgement; estimation; criticism
keno (casino game); kino (gum, resin); kino (cinema)
orpiment (yellow mineral, or the pigment derived from it); gamboge (tree resin, or the dull yellow pigment derived from it); falsification; alteration
loss; waste (e.g. of time); feeling of loss; Los Angeles; L.A.
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
legend; tradition; biography; life; method; way
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on
medical apparatus; medical instruments
foreseeing; anticipating; lookahead; prefetching; reading ahead
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic
to feel indebted (to); to feel grateful; to be much obliged