forward; frontward; ahead; rectangular front
military force; force of arms; strength of an army
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
along the river; riverside
detour; circumvention; turning movement
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
right in the center (centre)
to cross; to go across; to go through; to cut across
to run through; to run past
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
rear; rear unit guard; anchor (man)
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
direct unforked road; straight path
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
while; during; while; although; all; both
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
flight; desertion; escape
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
to save trouble; to save effort; to save hassle; to save bother; to save time
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all
river; stream; River; the ... river
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time