oh; right; I see; OK; gotcha
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
important person; strategic person; key figure
prisoner (of war); POW; captive
endlessly; continuously; (going) on and on; meandering; winding; sinuous
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
erratic; offbeat; wild; unconventional; extraordinary; weird
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
deliberation; (thoughtful) consideration; to consider a matter carefully
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; known as; so to speak
bluff; false show of power; bold front
genuine; real; authentic; full-scale; full-blown; all-out
offensive (movement); aggression
to attack; to assault; to challenge; to take on; to be bold; to be audacious
matter being discussed (e.g. in a private conversation); our side of the story (in contrast to another's version)
small hill; low hill; hillock
battle formation; lineup (e.g. for a game)
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps
fluttering (flag, etc.); flapping; waving
fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress
briskly; energetically; livelily; efficiently; crisply; vigorously
mobilization; mobilisation
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
advance party; advance team; advance group; vanguard unit
dozens; scores of; decades
to fall into ruin; to become dilapidated; to become run-down; to become desolate; to be badly neglected
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
composition; formation; organization; organisation; compilation
to make an onslaught (on); to close in (on)
environment; surroundings; circumstances
greater than ...; bigger ...