to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
entry into a castle (by a conquering force)
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
scattered; separated; dispersed
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
admiration; wonder; astonishment
to rummage through; to ransack (e.g. a drawer); to throw into confusion; to disrupt; to upset
to cut one's way through; to tide over; to struggle through; to get over
for the present; for the time being
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
total; complete; all-out; general; extensive; full-scale
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
to compile; to bring together; to weave; to put together; to bring to a conclusion; to wrap up
ability; capability; skill
moving to a different location to start a new job; (proceeding to) new appointment
several years; a few years
going around; patrol; round; tour
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
creakingly; squeakingly; tightly (squeezing, pressing, etc.); (drinking) all in one sweep
origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning
split; division; break up
disagreeable; unpleasant; adverse; unsympathetic
inner palace (reserved for women); harem; seraglio; consort of the emperor
to work on (someone); to appeal to; to make approaches to; to begin to work
to intend; to be sure that
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
secret information; intelligence
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
bedroom (esp. one used by a married couple); sleeping quarters; inner room; room at the back of the house
unexpected; unscheduled; unforeseen; unplanned
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
encirclement; encircling net; tight besiegement
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
ability to take action; ability to take initiatives; energy; dynamism; drive