offensive (movement); aggression
unprecedented; unheard-of; record-breaking
(beating someone) hands down; with a single blow
information; news; report; reward; retribution
celebratory banquet; feast
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
acceleration; speeding up
wonder; miracle; amazement; prodigy
destructive power; destructive energy; destructive force
eleven; 11; jack (playing card); Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
fall; sinking; surrender; capitulation
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
innocent; blameless; guiltless
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
gate (for entry, boarding, etc.); gate; logic element
opening (a door, window, etc.); leaving open; opening up (e.g. to the public); allowing (public) access
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
in the face of the enemy; before the enemy
internal strife; internal struggle
foolishness; silliness; stupidity; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
to be prolonged; to drag on
arrival; coming (e.g. something awaited); advent
massing (of troops); gathering
shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
to be born again; to make a fresh start in life
people's revolution; popular revolution
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
(Platonic) ideal (of how things ought to be, e.g. human rights); foundational principle; idea; conception (e.g. of the university); doctrine; ideology
state-of-the-art; cutting-edge