hatred; abhorrence; loathing; detestation
war; fighting; fierce competition
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
negative; passive; half-hearted; unmotivated
cannot avoid doing; cannot help but (do); is compelled to do; (feel) obliged to (do); has to do
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
cease-fire; truce; armistice
just before; just prior to; right in front of; just in front of
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
defense; defence; protection
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
thorough; exhaustive; complete
the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
chief; main; principal; important
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
disturbance; confusion; perturbation; commotion; turbulence
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
retreat; withdrawal; retirement
transport; transportation; transit; conveyance
(surprise) attack; assault; raid; charge
commander; commanding officer; CO
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
experienced; veteran; skilled; expert
second in command (of an army); vice-captain; fourth athlete to compete in a 5-on-5 team competition (kendo, judo, etc.)
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
important; essential; significant; major; key; principal
is not ... either; is (neither ...) nor ...; nor is it ...; does not ... either; (neither ...) nor ...; does not even ...
village; hamlet; settlement
stationing (e.g. of troops); garrison
to be main; to be principal; to be important
result; consequence; consequently; as a result; as a result of; following
invincible; ever-victorious; unconquerable; unbeaten
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
deliberately; intentionally; on purpose; purposely