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dispersal; scattering; discrete

1

escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing

1

foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation

10

battle flag; standard; (regimental) colours; colors; ensign

1

what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any

11

great commander; famous commander

7

cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling

2

stone statue

4

something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another

6

means of survival; means of escape; way out of a difficulty

2

(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely

18

to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize

2

enclosure; box; siege

5

way out; means of escape

2

for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion

7

to run away; to escape safely

2

to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe

1

foot (of a mountain or hill); bottom; base

5

near; nearby; not far off

1

place name; toponym

3

given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...

6

Qin dynasty (of China; 221-207 BCE); Ch'in dynasty

8

period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness

15

old castle; old fortress

6

to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide

3

wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

11

stone wall

2

to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin

2

to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)

8

spirit; soul; ghost

1

small quantity; small amount; narrowmindedness

3

to accrete; to become whole; to come together

1

to barricade oneself in; to hold (a fort, etc.); to shut oneself up; to be besieged; to dig in

1

impregnable castle (walls); impregnable; invulnerable; unassailable

1

morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps

12

encouragement; inspiration; rousing; stirring up; raising (e.g. morale)

2

seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of

10

prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively

4

to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die

3

sieve; sifter; screen; screening (jobs, candidates, etc.)

2

one horseman

5

1,000; thousand

22

greatly energetic; ferocious; extreme; severe

15

exceedingly little; exceedingly few; scanty; paltry; puny

1

burn; scald

1

purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not

18

situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances

7

worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst

1

readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation

7

advice (to a superior); counsel; proposal; suggestion; recommendation

3