to exert (influence); to exercise; to cause (e.g. damage); to do (e.g. harm); to bring about (e.g. benefits); to extend
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
all-out attack; general offensive
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
no matter how much time passes
to attack; to assault; to assail
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
(weather) front; front line; forward area; action zone
to extend; to expand; to spread out
on the brink of collapse; in a state of near-collapse
attacking a fleeing enemy; additional attack on a weakened enemy; additional blow to an already unfortunate situation
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
devastating; catastrophic; crushing
blow; shock; strike; batting
each; (arch.) you (plural)
Indio; indigenous people of Central and South America
mixed race; mixed parentage
to spread one's roots (of a tree, etc.); to take root (of an ideology, etc.)
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
Europeans and Americans; Westerners
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour