siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
to be scared; to be afraid; to tremble with fear
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
single word; a few words; brief comment
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to have a cramp; to be pulled too tight
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
invincible; unrivaled; unrivalled; matchless; unbeatable; undefeatable
adapting oneself to the requirements of the moment; playing by ear; ad hoc approach
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
battle formation; lineup (e.g. for a game)
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
(conductor's) baton; stick; perforated baton; bâton de commandement; bâton percé
to make a move; to move a piece (e.g. in shogi)
to be packed (with); to be filled; to be blocked (of a pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to be become shorter; to shrink; to be at a loss (for)
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
desktop; desk-top; tabletop; after-dinner speech
to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
small number; few; minority
light clothing; dressing light; light equipment; light armaments
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
left wing; left wing (of a bird or aircraft); left wing (of an army, building, etc.); left flank; left field; left fielder
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
right wing; right wing (of a bird or aircraft); right wing (of an army, building, etc.); right flank; right field; right fielder; right wing (in soccer, rugby, etc.)
main force; main strength; main effort; primary focus
command; direction; supervision; conducting (an orchestra, choir, etc.)
aid; help; assistance; assistant; counselor; counsellor
concentration (on a task); focusing one's attention; concentration (of population, buildings, power, etc.); centralization; within a collection of works
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
in spite of; despite; although; nonetheless; nevertheless; but
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
same; similar; (just) like; equal
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
opinion; view; comment; scolding; reprimand; rebuke