command; lead; generalship; leadership
high ground; plateau; heights
offering a full report to a superior
bombarding; shelling; bombardment
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
to put one's life on the line
idly; lazily; aimlessly; evasively; elusively; vaguely
to let something (or somebody) go past; to do too much
cunning; crafty; wily; sly
immediately; at once; instantly
advance guard; vanguard; athlete who competes in the first match of a team competition (kendo, judo, etc.)
range (of a rifle, missile, etc.)
dying in vain; useless death; meaningless death
to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin
a little difficult; slightly hard; not feasible; not possible
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
to beg; to ask; to request; to invite
aloof; morose; stuck-up; smelling strongly of something; having a pungent smell
untiringly; persistently; without losing interest
getting tired of; getting sick of; getting bored with; getting fed up with
advice; counsel; remonstrance; recommendation
surprise attack; sneak attack; foul play
to reach an extreme; to reach a limit; extremely; to be stuck; to be in a dilemma; to be decided
enraged outcry; loud protest; being bitterly criticized by others; being loudly denounced by others
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
fork; junction; parting of the ways; turning point
behind with everything; too late; reactive
to forestall; to beat to the punch; to anticipate; to play the first move (e.g. in go)
going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another