to grieve over; to mourn; to lament
adjoining each other; next to each other; being in close proximity to something; being constantly exposed to (danger, etc.)
certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts
cool; indifferent; apathetic; cold; cold-hearted; heartless
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
motive power; driving force
casualties; killed and wounded; human damage
one may well say so, but ...; even more than
fields (of rice and other crops)
duty; function; office; mission; task; role
stationing (e.g. of troops); garrison
revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance
(time of) emergency; (in) event of emergency; (in) case of emergency
for the present; for the time being
genuine; real; authentic; full-scale; full-blown; all-out
delivering an order; dispatch of an order; messenger; orderly; runner
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
to soothe and humor; to coax
to come near (to); to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to reach (a stage, period, etc.); to overhang; to hang over
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
to wait and see; to see how the land lies
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
colouring; coloring; shade (of colour); flavour; nuance; feel
cloth; fabric; material; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
visual confirmation; sighting
to jump on (a horse); to jump onto (a bus, train, etc.); to jump into (a taxi)
hut; cabin; small theatre (theater); temporary playhouse; one's own house
terrain; geographical features; topography
to begin to write; to start writing; to write out (e.g. on a blackboard); to extract (and write down); to write down (the important parts); to export
arrow (symbol); (romantic) interest (for a certain person); direction (of one's attention, etc.)
suddenly; abruptly; slowly; without haste; calmly
they; those guys; those fellows
acquisition; obtaining; procurement; getting (hold of)
deployment; disposition; posting; stationing
counter for (small) things or pieces; counter for military units; (an) individual; one person; counter for years (of age difference); counter for school-years
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
to manage something successfully; to be successful