to give way to the light of the morning (i.e. the darkness gives way)
to shine; to glow; to look attractive; to look nice; to be set off (by)
laws and ordinances; acts (of parliament, congress, etc.)
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
robust health; able-bodied
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
city councillor; city councilor; city assemblyman
central pillar; principal post; backbone of a society or community
dispersal; scattering; discrete
literally; to the letter; literal
constant travelling; constant traveling; being on the move; restless wandering
series of battles; successive battles
marshland; wetland; swampland
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
surrounding at a distance
to distribute; to arrange; to arrange; to lay out (as in decorating); (arch.) to marry off; (arch.) to exile
suddenly; abruptly; deliberately; slowly; gently
most difficult; next to impossible
to make sacrifices for; to pay dearly for
preparedness for death; do-or-die spirit
youth; young man who has reached adulthood (conscription age)
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
early ripening rice; early-ripening fruit (grain, etc.); person who becomes physically or mentally mature at an early age
to steal or sneak or slip into
here and there; everywhere
to be found; to be discovered
to climb; to clamber (over, up); to scramble (up); to scale; to claw one's way up
competent; suitable; qualified
(nearly certain) death; extremely dangerous place (or situation) from which one might not return alive; proper place to die; dilemma; predicament