to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
to scatter away; to fly away; to blow away; to be removed without trace; to vanish
singularity; singular point
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
unconsciously; without knowing it; unwittingly; unawares
main theater of war; principal battlefield; main market; principal area of competition
to entice; to tempt; to invite someone to join in
some people; a number of people; several people; a few people
to betray; to turn traitor (to); to double-cross; to disappoint; to let down
small number; small amount; fraction; decimal fraction
troops; group members; team members; SDF officials
bloodstained; bloody; covered with blood
devotion; dedication; self-sacrifice
to bear fruit; to ripen; to produce (good) results; to show results; to bear fruit
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
treason; treachery; mutiny; rebellion; insurrection
veteran (in a particular field); person with a lot of experience; old hand
surviving; remaining; persisting (to the present)
working one's way up; self-made person; veteran
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
selection process; screening process
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
to give the stamp of approval
to lure (someone) out; to lure away; to decoy out
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
phantom; vision; illusion
to have the privilege of doing
flaring up; burning hotly; flying into a rage; losing one's cool; opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes, mouth); (arch.) acting resolutely
morality; righteousness; meaning; teachings; doctrine; nonconsanguineous relationship (i.e. of in-laws)
to push (something) against
falling (down) unconscious; fainting (and collapsing)
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to present; to do (for someone)
violence; assault; rough (handling, language, etc.); reckless; rape; sexual assault
to keep watching; to continue looking at; to gaze at
stupor; stupefaction; trance; (being) dumbfounded
sticking; clinging; with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard; all over; thickly