to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
warfare; the maelstrom of war; disorder brought about by war
to roll up; to hoist; to take away; to rip off (e.g. money from someone); to blow up (dust)
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
such a thing; something like that
to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
ordinary; sensible; commonplace
express messenger; postman; mailman; courier
outsider's perspective; as seen by an observer
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; to relax; to take it easy; to chill
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
bottom; sole; depths (e.g. of despair, the sea); bottom (of one's heart); limit; end
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
in addition to that; furthermore; moreover; by; with
in succession; one by one
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
defeating; crushing; smashing; destroying
cleaning up (enemy remnants); sweeping clean (of opponents); mopping up
area; region; district; locality
advance guard; vanguard; avant-garde; forward (player)
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
rather than; more ... than ...
military administration; military government; military junta; government affairs relating to the military
sleeping place; bedroom; bedchamber
pitcher; water jug; watering can; container of fresh water for replenishing the kettle and rinsing bowls (tea ceremony)
lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
light; glow; (a) light; lights; proof (of innocence)
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
to be to the point; to hit the mark; to be relevant
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (someone's) side
to pretend; to act (as if)
to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to be promoted
to pick up; to pick out (e.g. key points in an article); to single out; to point out