thereupon; shortly thereafter
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
to launch a surprise attack
ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains
alone; unaided; away from home
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically
war; battle; match; game; competition
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
finally; in the end; on top of all that
to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
something; some kind of; for some reason
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
to blow into; to breathe into; to inspire; to indoctrinate; to record (music, video, etc.)
any- (e.g. anything, anywhere, anyone); -ever (e.g. whatever, wherever, whenever); even (if it's just ...); at least; either ... or ...
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
hometown; rural township (of China)
self-esteem; self-respect; self-importance; conceit; pride
to backfire; to produce a result opposite to what was expected or intended
sometimes; occasionally; now and then; from time to time
discipline; punishment; reprimand
duty; function; office; mission; task
to be tired of; to be sick of; to get fed up with
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
aspiration; volunteering; desire; application
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
wife and children; (arch.) wife
mistress; kept woman; concubine