to start to move; to get going; to come alive
stocking up (in case of emergency); stockpile; reserves; storing; laying in (supplies)
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
mischief; (child's) prank; (extramarital) affair
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
how much; how many; to what extent
to rest (from work, studying, etc.); to take a break
short distance; close range
middle-distance (races); intermediate-range (missile)
style; way; shape; dress; attire; clothing
means; way; method; measure
average; mean; balance; equilibrium
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
place; position; location; position; standing; status
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 shoot (a gun, person, etc.); to fire
protracted war; war of attrition
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
general (manager, strike, etc.); (military) general
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
preservation; retainment; keeping
these guys; these fellows
clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication
to (enter and) sit down; to plop oneself down; to plant oneself down; to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit in (in protest)
continuation of war, fighting or battle
confluence (of rivers); flowing together; joining; joining (of people, groups, parties, etc.); union; linking up
corner; section; one horn; pillar (of a group, system, etc.); member (of an organization, etc.); first corner
principal occupation; main job; professional; an expert; I (of a government official, etc.); me
quantity over quality; quantity before quality
hydration; rehydration; to hydrate; to rehydrate; to moisturize
to neglect; to be negligent in; to be neglectful of; to improve (of an illness); to get better
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
to draw (a bow) to the limit; to pull tight; to squeeze tight; to strain (voice)
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
(weather) front; front line; the front; battlefront
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death
soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time
supply; provision; raising; procurement