centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
earth; ground; the solid earth; the (vast) land
operation (of a machine); running; working (and earning money); workload; deployment (e.g. to a production environment); release
here and there; various places; all around; muddled; confused; in the wrong order
to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)
mechanism; machinery; system; structure; organization
to finish; to get through with; to graduate; to come to an end; to end; to finish doing ...
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to make come true (e.g. a dream); to realize; to fulfill
to finger; to play with; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
funeral; burial; condolence
obedient; meek; honest; frank; straight (e.g. hair); without peculiarity
from the beginning; from the first; of course; not to mention ...; not only ... but also ...
dry provisions; dried food; dried goods; groceries
mwahahaha (evil laughter); coo coo; cooing; stifled laughter; suppressed laughter; sound of snagging
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
the other day; some time ago; recently
stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
rival; competitor; competition
to fall behind; to lag behind; to be outdistanced; to be beaten
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
staff officer; military staff; adviser; counselor; counsellor
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
to kill one's enemy (opponent)
several people; a few people
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
one by one; one after another; successively
intruder; invader; trespasser; raider
state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate