hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
allied forces; the Allies (e.g. in WWII)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
fort; stronghold; fortification
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
holding a castle (during a siege); holing up; confinement (to one's home); staying at home; staying indoors
war; battle; match; game; competition
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
now; the present time; just now; another; more
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
under control (e.g. of territory)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
colonization; colonisation
Chinese "star" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); Singapore
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
exploitation; bleeding dry; squeezing dry; milking (e.g. a cow's teat); extracting (a liquid) through squeezing
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
by means of; due to; because of; according to
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
to weaken (of willpower, solidarity, etc.); to lose one's edge; to become less tense; to become lax (of discipline, rules, etc.)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
public matter; governmental matter; prince; duke; lord; sir
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion
to gather momentum; to gather strength; (for a trend) to reach a peak
rule; reign; government; governing
baron; Irish cobbler (variety of potato)
even more; still more; further