to write (e.g. a letter); to draw up (a document); to take down (e.g. notes); to have (lunch, dinner, etc.); to eat
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
military forces; hosts; troops
private; informal; among one's people (group, friends)
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
in groups of twos and threes; in small groups
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
ratio; proportion; percentage
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
presumption; assumption; estimation
8000; eight thousand; many
casualties; injuries and deaths
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character
simple honesty; tactless frankness
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
throwaway; disposable; single-use
mishmash; miscellany; medley; jumble; mixture; odds and ends
staff officer; military staff; adviser; counselor; counsellor
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
night attack; nocturnal assault
confused fight; free-for-all; melee; close contest; close match
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to mean everything
to force one's way through
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)