vexatious; troublesome; complicated
decoration; ornament; trimmings
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
any kind of; every; whatsoever; whatever
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
head; lead; vanguard; first
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
exit; gateway; way out; outlet; vent; leak
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
retreat; withdrawal; retirement
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
trampling down; overrunning; infringement; violation
opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion
male and female (animals); the two sexes; victory and defeat; strengths and weaknesses
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
twenty-second day of the month; twenty-two days
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
to occur one after another; to happen in succession
row; line; company (of someone); group; sequence; counter for rows
to line up; to put in a row; to add (to a group); to accept (as a member of an organization, etc.); to link; to put together
straight; directly; voyage; journey; straight road
to set out (on a journey); to start (a task)
eleven; 11; jack (playing card); Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
borderline between life and death; verge of death; deadline (boundary around a prison which prisoners were not allowed to cross)
indicates the target of an activity; -ee (e.g. employee, examinee, trustee)
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
you (plural); all of you; you all
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread