practice; exercise; military exercise; manoeuvres; seminar
war; battle; match; game; competition
in unison; as one; united
combination; union; combined; joint; congruence
match; game; bout; contest
sham battle; mock battle; dry run; military exercise; war game
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
after a long time; for the first time in a while
to rustle (in the wind); to sway; to stir; to blow gently (of the wind); to blow softly
society; the world; the times
occasionally; once in a while; now and then
stimulus; stimulation; impetus; impulse; excitement; thrill
to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert; quarantine
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
basics; fundamentals; basis; basically; fundamentally
captain; commander; commanding officer; leader
assistance; support; subsidy; supplement; spotting (in weight training)
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
obstruction; impediment; hindrance; inhibition; blocking; check
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (a burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
foreign enemy; outside invader
traditional; customary; conventional
tournament; knockout tournament (esp. single-elimination); elimination tournament
form; method; system; formula
interval; break; pause; gap (between objects); interval; opening
OK; okay; fine (without); not needed; unnecessary
but; however; provided that
start of a match; beginning of a game; kickoff
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
isolation; being alone; being friendless
aloof; proudly independent; standing apart; solitary
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to hold hands; to join hands; to do together; to go arm in arm; to join forces; to link hands
to long for; to yearn for; to hanker after; to be attracted by; to be drawn to; to aspire to
no!; no no!; no, not at all
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
unfortunately; regrettably
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both