great war; great battle; world war
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
military campaign; battle; war
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
fierce battle; hard-fought battle; hot contest; severe fight
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
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
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
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 bring; to take; to bring about
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
eastern part; the east (of a region)
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
slow; sluggish; dull; lax; sloppy; lenient
bleeding; haemorrhage; hemorrhage; bleeding money; red ink; selling below cost
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
both armies; both teams; both sides
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
chief; main; principal; major
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
war area; battlefield; theater; theatre
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
skirmish; brush (with the enemy); small fight with a military enemy; squabble; quarrel; brief argument
military service; serving in a war; taking part in a campaign
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)