middle section (of a composition in ternary form); trio
opposite side; opposition
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
full view; plain sight; completely visible
war readiness; combat preparedness; readiness for battle
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
gap; lag; difference; discrepancy; shear (e.g. shear stress)
immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
superiority; predominance
to cut (cloth, paper, etc.); to cut off; to sever (ties); to break off (relations); to cut off (a supply route, enemy's retreat, etc.); to block
end (e.g. of a line); tail end; rear; backmost part
casualties; the killed and wounded
this (very thing); this precisely
to catch off guard; to catch unprepared
first attack; first strike; first blow
attack on both sides; pincer movement; double envelopment
principle; general rule; as a rule; in principle; in general
firing one shot at a time; single-shot gun; having only one engine; single-engined aeroplane; one-shot (e.g. story); non-serial
to steel oneself to; to brace oneself
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
key; lock; key (to a problem, success, etc.); clue
to knock down; to bring down
witnessing; observing; sighting
to appear on the market; to be in season (e.g. of fruit); to circulate widely; to make the rounds; to go around
gossip; corner of the mouth
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
all manner of (verbal) abuse; all kinds of names; abusive language; torrent of abuse; stream of insults
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about
clanging; banging; throbbing (headache); pounding; fully; vigorously
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
to torment; to punish; to treat harshly; to beat up; to give a drubbing; to cause damage to
having said that; on the other hand; (but) then; (but) still
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher