to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
friendly army; friendly troops; allied army
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
to take someone's life; to kill someone
armed forces; military; troops
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
to keep an eye on; to keep a watchful eye on
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
channel (e.g. between two land masses); strait
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
support; backing; endorsement; support; holding up; propping
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
second day of the month; two days
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
to be lacking in options; to be too few
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
careful; elaborate; scrupulous
no use; useless; not fit for its purpose
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
position; location; base; point; site
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
stockpile; reserves; storing; stocking up; laying in (supplies)
goods; materials; commodities; resources; supplies
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
by myself; in person; by oneself
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
military history; military annals
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly