self-destruction; ruining oneself; natural decay; perishing naturally
one's way (ahead); one's path
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
contradiction; inconsistency
conflict; complication; troubles; discord
companion; comrade; escort; member of a party; fellow traveller; fellow traveler
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou dynasty Chinese army)
foster father; adoptive father
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
to refuse; to reject; to repel; to repulse; to make (someone) leave; to send away
rolling over; turning over; turning around (the other way); reversal (of direction, course, etc.); producing a positive from a negative; producing a negative from a positive
having no choice; at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end; helpless; powerless
main body (of troops); main force; this troop; these troops
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
to be all out (e.g. of people); to be all elsewhere; to be all in use (e.g. of cars); to be sold out; to have none left
duty; function; office; mission; task; role
information; news; report; reward; retribution
fleeing from one's country; seeking asylum; defection; emigration (for political reasons); (going into) exile; becoming a (political) refugee
to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager
to escape; to make one's getaway; to manage to get away
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
to send (a person or thing) to; to deliver; to escort
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
readiness; (mental) preparedness; resolution; determination; resignation (to one's fate)
to give one's life (e.g. in battle); to devote one's life (e.g. to a cause)
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
one or two; a few; small number
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
to lose (a chance); to miss (a chance); to overlook; to omit; to deviate
with no regard to appearances; without caring about how one looks
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
to well up; to burst; to arise
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
a little less than; a little under; weakness; the weak; -lower (seismic intensity)
people; men and women; each person; everybody
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for