unprepared; careless; imprudent; indiscreet
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
assertion; declaration; affirmation
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to be confused from not knowing what to do
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
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
to be reminded of; to call to mind
counter for ships (large boats); counter for half of a pair (e.g. half of a folding screen); counter for fish, birds, arrows, etc.
(wind or human-powered) warship
leaping; activity; leapfrog (over a problem); making a leap (e.g. in logic); making great strides; making rapid progress
to shake one's head (in denial)
to trouble; to bother; to annoy; to give trouble
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
foothold; footing; toehold; stepping stone
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
massing (of troops); gathering
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
to collect; to assemble; to gather
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
to smash up; to defeat crushingly
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
to laugh (something) off; to dismiss with a laugh; to pooh-pooh
invitation; introduction; temptation
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
to be furious; to seethe with anger; to have one's blood boiling
great commander; famous commander
morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
feelings; thoughts; meaning
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even