line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
position; location; base; point; site
transport; transportation
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
ambush; lying in wait for an ambush
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
patrolling (esp. using ships or aircraft)
aviation; flight; flying; to fly; to take a flight
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
discovery; detection; finding
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
passage (of people, traffic); passing; common usage
change of course; changing direction; shifting position (of retreating forces); retreat
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
ratio; proportion; match; equal; explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing); Philippines
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
steering; piloting; flying; management; handling; control
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
having one's back to the wall; having nowhere to go; having no way out; not having another chance
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such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
isolation; being alone; being friendless
lifeline; matter of life or death; indispensable thing; life line (in palm reading)
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
every conceivable; every single; every possible; all kinds of
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
to plan one's next moves; to work out a plan