arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes
turning another away at the gate or front door; refusing to receive a caller
blur; blurred; indistinct
never ceasing; never ending; endless
close investigation; careful examination; scrutiny
harm; injury; evil (influence)
to misfire; to come to naught; to end in failure; to fizzle out; to fall flat
firing line; position where one is subject to questioning, criticism, etc.; in front of a flying arrow (fired by the enemy)
to take an aggressive position; to stir up trouble
ignominious defeat; crushing failure; utterly beaten; overwhelming defeat
to eat; to drink; to smoke; to suffer (e.g. defeat); to receive a blow
pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love
to bless; to show mercy to; to give (money, etc.)
spoils of war; booty; war trophy; something one managed to obtain or buy (at a bargain sale, merchandise stall, etc.); purchases; prizes (at an arcade, etc.)
acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand
chin; jaw; gills; branchia
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; (arch.) money
subterranean rumbling; earth tremor
cargo; freight; money or assets
rest; break; recess; intermission
doubt; suspicion; fear; apprehension
to be hesitant; to feel timid
ambush; lying in wait for an ambush
rubbing one's hands together
to despair of; to see the vanity of
to gather in large numbers (of people); to hang out (as a large group); to assemble (as a military unit or posse); to be quartered (in a particular location)
young man; young woman; young people; young employee; young manservant; young follower
several; various; divergent; conflicting; different; diverse
to sink; to go down; to pass away; to die; to disappear; to vanish
encroachment; erosion; corrosion