tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
control of the sea; command of the sea
usurpation; taking back; dispossession
prospects of victory; chances of success
thin (e.g. air); diluted; sparse; lacking (e.g. empathy); deficient; insufficient (e.g. zeal)
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
military force; force of arms; strength of an army
strategic withdrawal; strategic retreat
advice (to a superior); counsel; proposal; suggestion; recommendation
tail (animal); tail end; tip
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
recovery; rescue; recapture
adds force or indicates command
combination; union; incorporation; congruence
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
I don't know about ... but; it may be possible for ... but
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
dismissal (from a position); discharge
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
without; but if; otherwise; or else
most part; greater part; majority
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
beginning; outset; first; onset
to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
such; this sort of; like this