to have a hard time of it; to have a bitter experience
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
preparedness for death; do-or-die spirit
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
western part; the west (of a region); the West (United States)
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
main force; chief object; mainline
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
information; experience; observation; seeing and hearing
war situation; progress of a battle
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
cool-headed; level-headed; hard-headed
(weather) front; front line; forward area; action zone
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
pumpkin (Cucurbita sp.); squash
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
row; line; company (of someone); group; sequence; counter for rows
position; location; base; point; site
to bite and tear; to bite a hole in
desperately; recklessly; rush headlong
to rush into; to surge into; to crowd into
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
counter for waves (of a repeated occurrence)
to invade; to raid; to infringe; to encroach; to harm; to afflict
morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet