long-handled Chinese spear; lance; weapon; arms; grip of a bow; parade float decorated with long-handled Chinese spears
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
to build up one's strength; to get stronger; to give (someone) strength; to cheer (someone) up; to encourage (someone)
to have a certain mood or feeling; to have a hunch
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
to inform; to notify; to know; to reign
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
before one's eyes; under one's nose; immediate (e.g. interests); present; foresight; near future
victory or defeat; issue (of battle); outcome
culmination; acme; height; peak; ultimate; perfection
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
individual; private person; personal; private
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
everything one does; whatever one does
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
moral support; emotional support; spiritual support
to give a command (e.g. in a loud voice); to give an order
withdrawal; revocation; repeal; demolition; removal
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
to prepare oneself for the worst; to strengthen one's resolve; to accept one's fate; to prepare oneself
being a poor loser; unwillingness to admit defeat; sour grapes
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
sovereign; ruler; head of state
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
commandant; commanding officer; general
to cross one's mind; to occur to one
to kill by hitting; to beat to death; to slaughter
brat; greenhorn; novice; green youth; child
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
thorough; exhaustive; complete
as one expects; as one wants; to one's satisfaction; as one sees fit
to do what one is told to; to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
only; merely; but; no more than
crumbling; collapse; ruin; has-been; wannabe
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately