five times (as much); quintuple; fivefold
preservation; retainment; keeping
art of war; strategy; tactics
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
confused fight; free-for-all; melee; close contest; close match
pseudo; quasi; false; suspected (case, e.g. of disease)
order; observance; discipline; rules; law; regulations
to use excessively; to use too much; to spend too much; to overwork someone
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
creakingly; squeakingly; tightly (squeezing, pressing, etc.); (drinking) all in one sweep
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
straw doll; straw figure; straw effigy
impossible; incapable (of doing); incompetence; inability; impotence; having no solution (of an equation)
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
pressure; urgency; tension; imminence; acuteness
Qi (kingdom in China during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Period of the Warring States); Ch'i
to give directions; to issue instructions
to take advantage of one's carelessness; to perform a surprise attack
rank (of troops); file; column; formation
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
with difficulty; faltering; tottering; awkward
very young; little; childish; immature
older sister; lass; young lady
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
battlefield; battleground
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
chignon (ladies' hairstyle)
to form a pair; to pair up
without; unless; have to do
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
disorderly crowd; mob; rabble
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
memory; sense; experience
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing