management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
capturing alive (an animal or person); something captured alive
reputation; respectability; honour; honor
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
national border; provincial border
good (quality, condition, etc.); Good (grade); B
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
one party; one faction; one clique
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
Chinese "Three Stars" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
at the last moment; this late in the game
-less; lacking; non-existing
to change sides; to double-cross; to betray; to roll over (in bed); to turn over
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
should; must; -able; probably; likely
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
conch (esp. Charonia tritonis); trumpet shell
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
dry riverbed; river beach
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
plentiful; lot of; much; pile of
shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low
(some) more; even more; longer; further
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after