accurate; correct; precise; exact
departure; departing from ...; sent from ...; (a letter, etc.) dated ...; counter for engines (on an aircraft); counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
point; dot; one point; one matter; one point (in a game, exam, etc.); one mark
to blow out; to spout out
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
to move back; to draw back; to lessen; to subside; to resign; to retire
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
departure; leaving; starting; standing
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
ferocious; brutal; atrocious; savage; barbarous
maintenance; preservation; improvement
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting (a difficulty); overcoming; exceeding; passing
while; even though; despite
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)
front part; frontage; facade; initial pledge (e.g. election); opening slogan
one's first campaign; one's first battle
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
crowding together; clustering together; close formation; swarm
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
to finish off; to ensure (something) is dead; to put an end to; to deliver the final blow; to be the best for A
to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle
successive; consecutive; back-to-back; one after another
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
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
continuation; succession; series; continuous
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal (e.g. to the public); to urge; to exhort
measure; step; dealing with; medical treatment
large number (of); many; majority
conclusion; resolution; gathering and bundling; convergence; focusing (of light); convergence
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to