both armies; both teams; both sides
to glare at each other; to confront each other
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
maintenance; preservation; improvement
fifth day of the month; five days
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
extensive; vast range; wide scope
to enclose; to impound; to cut off; to corral
to be slow; to not make progress; to be inefficient
error of judgment; miscalculation
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
beginning; outset; first; onset
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to invade; to attack; to breach; to penetrate
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
total energy; all efforts
to knock down; to beat up (till unable to stand)
extremely important; essential; vital; crucial
to rush into; to surge into; to crowd into
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
piece; fragment; one (object)
living thing; organism; creature; biology
pulsation; pulsatory motion
excellent plan; best policy
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)