succeeding; following; trailing; next
to have no chance (of succeeding)
holding a castle (during a siege); holing up; confinement (to one's home); staying at home; staying indoors
offense; offence; method of attack
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
reinforcement; augmentation; strengthening; increase; buildup
attack on both sides; pincer movement; double envelopment
plausible; believable; solemn; dignified; serious
to (go and) do; to make (a blunder, mess, etc.); to perpetrate; to achieve; to accomplish; to pull off
honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language
subsidence; sinking; fall (of a city, fortress, etc.); surrender; fall (in position, rank, etc.); demotion
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)
to open wide (doors or windows); to throw open; to fling open; to leave open; to keep open
a short while ago; just now; already; for a long time
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
defense; defence; protection
inside; interior; (within) one's mind; one's soul; one's heart
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
unable to fight (esp. in video games); unconscious; knocked out; dead
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
wandering; roaming; drifting
personal history; background; career
fighting scene; scene of carnage (bloodshed); location of the fight between the Asuras and Shakra; difficulties (in a love relationship); crunch time (esp. for cartoonists)
defending to the last; desperate defence; stubborn defence
rank (of troops); file; column; formation
(making, launching) concentrated attack (on, against)
injured person; wounded person
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
war situation; progress of a battle
resignation; acceptance; consolation
military forces; army; troops; number of soldiers
applicant; candidate; volunteer