visual confirmation; sighting
outbreak of war; starting a war
five times (as much); quintuple; fivefold
bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)
good; fine; excellent; favorable; favourable; satisfactory
ambush; troops in ambush; unexpected opposition; unexpected obstacle
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
attack on both sides; pincer movement; double envelopment
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
to listen attentively to; to be absorbed in (listening to)
to await; to wait for; to expect
small hill; low hill; hillock
to encamp; to take up positions
waiting; waiting time; wait tile; tile which would complete one's hand
around here; hereabouts; (around) this point; about now
to run down (stairs, etc.)
to shoot (a gun, person, etc.); to fire
decline; ebb; failure; decay; decrease; loss
intercept; interception; counter-attack
to run (up hill, stairs, etc.)
to run into (room, building, etc.); to go for long training runs
likely to do; liable to do; (quite) capable of doing; may (well) do; might do; could do
Sparta (ancient Greek city-state); hard education; hard training; strict; severe
ratio; proportion; match; equal; compared with ...; relative to ...
example; illustration; precedent
to serve as a reference; to provide useful information; to be helpful; to be informative; to be instructive
cause of victory; reason for (one's) success
extreme; ultra; mega; damn; stupid; cursed
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
dreadnought class (of warship)
to have a meal; to eat; to make a living; to earn one's bread
seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; condiment
ahead (of); before; slightly earlier
to detain; to check; to restrain; to stop
waiting (e.g. at the stage door) for performers or celebrities to exit
direct appeal; direct petition
corresponding to; being applicable to; being relevant to; coming under; falling under; fulfilling (requirements)
young (e.g. young children); of few years
to regard (as); to recognize (as); to see as; to pay attention to; to watch
I don't know about ... but; it may be possible for ... but