advance guard; vanguard; avant-garde (e.g. music)
cavalry; cavalryman; trooper
paying one's own expenses; going into business for oneself; working independently; person who earns their own living
loading; charging; filling
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
alone; unaided; away from home
deployment; spreading out; dispersal
(a) jump; splashes (usu. of mud); upward turn at the bottom (e.g. of a vertical stroke of a kanji or of a hairdo); close (e.g. of a theatrical performance); breakup
friendly fire; killing each other by mistake; internecine strife
considerable; formidable; tremendous; really something else; exceptional; impressive
to graze (e.g. bullet); to scratch; to touch lightly; to take a percentage; to exploit; to squeeze
falsehood; untruth; lie; fallacy (logic)
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
adapting oneself to the requirements of the moment; playing by ear; ad hoc approach
to burn into one's memory; to sear an image
advanced level; high grade; senior
permission; allowance; acceptance; tolerance; pardon
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
all-purpose; utility; universal; all-powerful; almighty; omnipotent
to balance; to be in harmony; to be in equilibrium; to suit; to go well together; to be a good match
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
grip (of hand); grip strength
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
to put to sleep; to lay (something) on its side
to run around; to bustle about
detention; custody; confinement; internment
attack on both sides; pincer movement; double envelopment