one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
by a hair's breadth; in the nick of time; touch and go; close call; critical moment
remaining; left-over; excess
to make a speech; to address
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
remote place; backcountry; the sticks; hinterland
course; route; path; process; means
old enemy; longtime enemy; arch-enemy; traditional rival; longstanding foe
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
armed forces; military; troops
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
nonchalant air; unruffled air
to play a leading role; to play a central part
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
thunder; thunderclap; crash of thunder
standing upright; standing bolt upright; rearing
one's possessions; ownership
to take part in; to be a party to; to side with; to support; to agree with
to do someone in; to bump someone off
charge (electrical); recharging; charge (fee); topping up (a contactless smart card); recharging; refuelling; charge
(not) by any means; (not) for anything; wouldn't do for anything; had enough; flatly refusing
to emboss; to print out; to print; to work out (e.g. policy); to hammer out; to strike (a drum indicating the end of a performance)
charging (electrically); electrification
fanatic; fanatic believer; zealot
Records of the Three Kingdoms; Annals of the Three Kingdoms
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
peerless; unparalleled; unparallelled; mowing down the enemy
rank (of troops); file; column; formation
to reschedule; to recompose; to recross (one's legs); to reset
composition; formation; organization; organisation; compilation
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)
to knock together; to strike against each other; to arrange (e.g. a meeting); to discuss (in advance)
distinction; differentiation; classification
locking on (to a target, esp. by radar)
to begin shooting; to shoot out
brilliant; bright; dazzling
irregular; atypical; anomalous; anomalistic; abnormal
to unfold; to unroll; to open