bluff; false show of power; bold front
China; Han dynasty (of China; 202 BCE-220 CE); Han (majority Chinese ethnic group); man
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
staff officer; military staff; adviser; counselor; counsellor
military general skilled at strategy
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
to think of; to come up with
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery genre; detective genre
tacit approval; tacit permission; connivance; acquiescence; toleration; overlooking
transactions; dealings; business
tendency; trend; inclination
one's thought and beliefs
nothing but; except; no more than
hitting the target; striking home; proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark
military force; force of arms; strength of an army
domestic discord; internal discord; internal strife; internal struggle; infighting
to instigate; to tempt; to entice; to incite
bad name; bad reputation; disgrace; dishonour; dishonor; stigma
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
exclusion; removal; elimination; clearing away; getting rid of
friendly fire; killing each other by mistake; internecine strife
reputation; respectability; honour; honor
an army; the whole army; the entire force; first team; first-string players; the cool kids
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
aim (of a gun, bow, etc.); aim; object; objective
such; like that; that sort of
to be filled with strength; to be filled with effort; to be enthusiastic about; to be tired (ironic)
influence; power; might; influence (of stones)
fight; dispute; feud; competition; contest; rivalry