skirmish; brush (with the enemy); small fight with a military enemy; squabble; quarrel; brief argument
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly
accidental; incidental; occasional; casual
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
in one's own way or style
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)
hostile relations; hostile relationship
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
believer; adherent; devotee; fanboy; fanatic; superfan
military forces; hosts; troops
repeatedly; over and over again; several layers deep; layer upon layer; row upon row
cover (e.g. for illegal activity); front; Dendropanax trifidus (species of flowering plant); straw raincoat that makes one invisible
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
whereabouts; place where one is; position; location
to sniff out; to get wind of
information leak; data breach
course; route; path; process; means
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
defense; defence; protection
minimum; at the very least
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
riskiness; (level of) danger
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
discovery (of a plot, misdeed, etc.); detection; exposure; disclosure
very likely; very probable
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
forbidden move (sumo, shogi, go, etc.); prohibited move; foul
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
(not) merely; (not) simply
this and that; one thing or another
ghastly; gruesome; appalling; lurid
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
large number; innumerable; great many; immense; vast; abundant