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one's first campaign; one's first battle

2

to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind

1

enduring something out of pride; putting up with it; grinning and bearing it

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now (while the time is ripe); while one still can

5

to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination

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to make way for; to make room for; to get out of the way; to pave the way for; to open up opportunity

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the fifth

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regiment

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relativity; relative

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perilous pass (on a route or journey); rough spot

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fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress

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situation (turn of events) being unfavorable (disadvantageous)

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each; (arch.) you (plural)

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horizontal script (esp. of a European language); European writing; Roman letters; European language; Western language

1

armistice; ceasefire

4

(arch.) boy (sometimes derog.); you

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sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor

5

to hesitate; to hold back; to be reluctant; to be unwilling; to have loose painful bowel movement; to suffer from tenesmus

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to shame the name (of); to blot the reputation (of)

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(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front

2

side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension

1

opportunism; waiting and seeing (how the wind blows); sitting on the fence; straddling

1

destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe

2

head of an army

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to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark

3

beginning of hostilities; beginning of competition

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miserable; pitiful; tragic; painstaking

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defeat; loss; reverse; setback

7

to eat; to drink; to smoke; to suffer (e.g. defeat); to receive a blow

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no matter how much time passes

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rebel army

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to be branded a ...; to be labelled a ...

2

incense

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palace; tonic (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); ancient Chinese punishment (castration for men, or confinement for women); zodiacal sign

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to encamp; to take up positions

3

battle; fight; combat

5

to unfold; to unroll; to open

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equipment

2

to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself

3

going up in flames; destruction by fire (esp. of a large building); stirring up a storm of criticism online (of an article, tweet, statement, etc.); becoming the target of an Internet pitchfork mob

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to be forced to do or experience something (against one's will); to be forced to do something because one has no other choice

3

firefight; gun battle; shoot-out

3

to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate

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bullet (from a rifle)

6

Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)

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bullet; shot; shell

2

rush; charge

1

surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement

1

hard fighting

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empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless

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