defeat; lost battle; losing a war
drawn-out (protracted) war or contest
fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
to see through; to see the true nature of something
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
what I want to say is ...; the fact of the matter is ...; none other than ...
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
feeling good; feeling at ease; feeling easy
matter for great congratulation
to be certain of; to have faith in; to believe completely; to trust (someone completely)
various foreign countries; several foreign countries
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
rising; developing; emergent; burgeoning; new
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
at regular intervals; evenly spaced
one in a million (chance, etc.); one in ten thousand; in the unlikely event that
(and) many others; extras (in a film)
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
in every nook and corner; from A to Z; from head to toe; from cover to cover
dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
bad-feeling; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross; disgusting
turning things around with a home run; turning the tables with a single successful attack (move)
to invite in; to show someone in
aquaculture; culture; cultivation; raising
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
at a moment's notice; readily
deep design and forethought; a farsighted and deeply-laid plan
to perceive; to understand
to feign ignorance; to pretend to be ignorant of; to play innocent; to brazen it out