to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
impatience; uneasiness; irritation; fretfulness
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
authority; power; influence
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
chief of the general staff
to live up to expectations; to meet expectations
fortress; stronghold; citadel
cut off; cut out; ablation; resection; surgical removal
gushing out; welling up; springing up
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
preparation; provision; guarding
forced labor; forced labour; slave labor; slave labour
impudent; shameless; brazen
important points; main points
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
plan; scheme; (payment) plan; package; deal
start day for military operation; departure day; D-Day
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
delay; lag; postponement; falling behind
leading; foremost; preeminent; outstanding; one of the best
secret information; intelligence
whole story; full picture; full particulars
grasp; catch; understanding
jūbako; multi-tiered food box; heavy; serious; extreme; -fold
laying (a railroad, pipes, naval mines, etc.); construction
Prokhorovka, Belgorod Oblast
at that time; in those days
losing a battle; lost battle; battle one cannot win; battle one is doomed to lose
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
to bite and tear; to bite a hole in
great disaster; horrible tragedy; catastrophe; catastrophic event; catastrophic incident; dire calamity
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
to rewrite; to overwrite; to renew; to transfer
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)