exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
war; battle; match; game; competition
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
to fail; to blunder; to mess up; to be dismissed; to be fired
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
daring; brave; bold; valiant; intrepid; dauntless
how many people; a number of people
(field) marshal; (fleet) admiral; general of the army
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
tenacious; persevering; persistent; sticky
honest to a fault; foolishly honest; naively honest
move; (skilled) shogi player
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to rewind; to rally; to recover; to come back
by all means; at all costs
spirit; soul; drive; vigor; vigour
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
art; technique; means; way; stratagem; artifice
crash; smashing (into); ramming; clash (of views, interests, teams, etc.); conflict
situation (turn of events) being unfavorable (disadvantageous)
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
obedient; meek; honest; frank; straight (e.g. hair); without peculiarity
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
no, not like that (but like this)
beginning of hostilities; beginning of competition; first match (in a series)
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
around here; hereabouts; (around) this point; about now
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
to vacate; to surrender (e.g. a castle); to give up (e.g. a position); to hand over (e.g. power)
recapture; retaking; recovery; taking back
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; intention; mind; mood
to scramble for; to struggle for; to contend for; to fight for
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; expectation; anticipation
to be far apart (from); to be a long way off (from); to be remote; to be very different (from); to be quite unlike; to be far from (e.g. the truth)
restless; on edge (and unable to concentrate); distracted; for some reason
to watch over; to keep watch over; to keep an eye on; to watch intently; to stare; to gaze
making use of; application; practical use; operation (esp. of a boat); steering
conclusion (of an argument, discussion, study, etc.); conclusion
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to put into words; to refer (to)
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
son of a bitch; piece of shit
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous