disturbance; perturbation; derangement
intelligence gathering; information gathering
(weather) front; front line; forward area; action zone
logistical support; combat service support
advance party; advance team; advance group; vanguard unit
promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first
to follow; to accompany; to cleave to; to join up with; to obey implicitly; to flatter
headquarters; head office; main office
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
degree (of something); greatness or smallness (of something); quantity; number; amount; size
to end; to be finished; to die; to perish; to do utterly; to do completely
outbreak of war; starting a war
to manage a state; to govern a country
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
lesson; discipline; example (e.g. set a bad example); revelation
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
natural posture (esp. in judo); natural stance; natural attitude; relaxed manner; calm manner
to come to like a lot; to fall in love
in the middle of something; busy with something; in commotion as a result of something untoward happening; currently importing or capturing data
after a while; a little while later; shortly afterward
one's first campaign; one's first battle
to feel under pressure; to feel impatient; to be in a hurry
trembling with excitement
the very end; finish; to the very end; to the last; thoroughly
anywhere; here and there; common; run-of-the-mill; ordinary
equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence
before one's own eyes; from under one's very nose; without doing anything; without resistance; helplessly; negligently
to be hesitant; to feel timid
brave; valiant; gallant; stirring; vigorous; rousing
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
any kind of; every; whatsoever; whatever
as always; as ever; though it's always the case
to straddle; to sit astride; to mount; to extend over; to spread over; to span
battle formation; lineup (e.g. for a game)
helmet (of a warrior); headpiece