to gain an advantage; to enjoy an advantage; to turn the tables (on)
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
visualization; visualisation
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
burnt field; burnt area; land devastated by fire
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
to disentangle; to untangle; to break up into pieces; to pick apart; to relieve; to ease
by chance; by accident; accidentally; occasionally; once in a while; now and then
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
to read (a book); to open (a book) to read; to unravel (e.g. a mystery); to discover (the truth)
gentle; quiet; mild; quiet (color, pattern, etc.); sober
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate (with); to adorn (with)
gaining nothing by; getting nowhere by
cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
master; teacher; stable master
veteran (in a particular field); person with a lot of experience; old hand
chief; main; principal; important
(common) use (of a language, currency, etc.); current use; to be accepted (e.g. of a way of thinking); to work (of an excuse, trick, etc.); going in and out; entrance and exit
out of one's league; facing a too tough opponent; outclassed
avatar (incarnation of an immortal being in Hindu); avatar (icon or representation of a user in a shared virtual reality)
to strip a person of all his or her clothes; to leave someone with nothing; to leave someone penniless; to steal someone blind
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good
wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war
to stop walking; to pause
(school) grade; year; class; grade; kyu (junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
in swarms; in clusters; tediously; slowly
large amount of money; great cost
group (of people); crowd; horde; throng; mob; multitude
front stage; center stage (of politics, etc.)
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
championship game; finals (of a tournament); deciding round
ordinary person; run-of-the-mill people; John Doe; Jane Doe
same generation; one's generation
an army; the whole army; the entire force; first team; first-string players; the cool kids
(one's) figure; build; physique; style
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
account of a dream; fantastic story; wild tale; empty dream