blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)
beforehand; in advance; previously
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
fighting bravely; strenuous efforts
secretly (cheer, pray, etc. for someone); in secret; from the sidelines; at a distance
state of emergency; emergency; crisis
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
companion; comrade; escort; member of a party; fellow traveller; fellow traveler
polite; courteous; hospitable
information; (brief) notice; letting someone know; first report; initial report
holding a castle (during a siege); holing up; confinement (to one's home); staying at home; staying indoors
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
to change places; to relieve one another; to replace someone
to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
hundred days; lengthy time
the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way
payment; provision; benefit; performance
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
tacit understanding; unspoken agreement
to place in a row; to line up; to list; to enumerate; to talk a lot of nonsense; to tell a lot of lies
clumsiness; awkwardness; ineptitude
bad luck (result from fortune telling); evil countenance
even though; despite; when
to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull; to bare (e.g. fangs); to open wide (e.g. eyes)
to use (as a tool) for one's own advantage; to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
mental; spiritual; emotional
lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)