to count on; to expect; to put confidence in; to trust in; to depend on
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
fortunately; luckily; thankfully
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
this is my chance; this is the (opportune) moment; here's an opportunity (that can't be passed up)
to take away; to carry away
unity; union; solidarity; combination; banding together; teaming up
fresh troops; fresh players; newcomer; new employee; new method; new way
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
(school) grade; year; class; grade; kyu (junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
high ground; elevation; hill; plateau
to ascend; to go up; to climb
to be petrified; to be unable to move; to be paralyzed (with horror); to be stupefied (with amazement)
castle wall; town walls; defensive wall; rampart
obstacle; impediment; disability; handicap; steeplechase; obstacle race
being beyond recovery; having no hope of recovery
defending to the last; desperate defence; stubborn defence
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
eagerness; enthusiasm; fervor; excitement; fighting spirit; fighting mood
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
unprecedented; unheard-of; record-breaking
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
estimate; estimation; valuation; quotation
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
pressure; urgency; tension; imminence; acuteness
choosing a site (e.g. for industry); deciding on a location; standpoint; position
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
war; fighting; fierce competition
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
popular name; common name; given name
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
summoning circle (esp. in fantasy fiction); magic circle
formation; molding; making (up); repair (e.g. with plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty
off the top of one's head; from thin air; from memory
disadvantageous; long (odds)
intensification; aggravation
ahead (of); before; slightly earlier
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
to remember; to recall; to call to mind; to imagine; to picture in one's mind; to visualize