magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
dungeon; dungeon (in an RPG or video game); (underground) labyrinth
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically; strategy; tactics
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
information; news; information (data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.); informatics (as a subject)
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
subjugation (using military force); suppression; subduing
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
to encamp; to take up positions
mountain road; mountain trail
large room; green room; waiting room for performers when off stage; junior actor; actor of small parts; large hospital room (for several patients)
(preparatory) meeting; briefing session; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
intelligence gathering; information gathering
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
fort; fortress; stronghold; fortification
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
rest; break; recess; intermission
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
possibility; chance; potential; potentiality; possibility (modal property of a proposition containing no logical contradiction)
to master (a skill); proprietor; manager; leader; chief; master (of arts, science, etc.); master (recording)
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
to fire (a gun); to shoot; to let off; to loose off; to blow (someone) away
total destruction; complete destruction; annihilation; total defeat; complete failure
not necessarily so; is not always true; there is no guarantee that ...; there is no telling
remnants of an enemy army
about; on; regarding; per; for every
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
leader; leaders; dotted line; reader (textbook); reader (i.e. a person who reads); microreader
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
getting information (esp. by interviewing witnesses, etc. in a police investigation)
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import