I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...
stick; club; cudgel; bludgeon
ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage
attack on both sides; pincer movement; double envelopment
to bend; to turn up; to turn down; to double
to jump over; to clear; to walk over (someone)
commander; commanding officer; CO
to be prepared to flee; to become restless; to become agitated
line of spears held at the ready
tip of an ear (of wheat, etc.); tip (of a brush, spear, etc.); point; spearhead
stick; piece of wood; billet; piece of a broken pole
pup; puppy; whelp; damn dog; mutt
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
violence by weight of numbers; tyranny of the majority
in its entirety; whole; wholly
desk pad; sheet of plastic (or cardboard, felt, etc.) placed under writing paper; being pinned under; being caught under; model; pattern
load; loading; weight (of a load)
fresh troops; fresh players; newcomer; new employee; new method; new way
from here; from this place
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
Zhou dynasty (China, approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty; perimeter; counter for laps or circuits
archer; bowman; bow-wielding soldier; crossbow soldier
unhurt; uninjured; flawless (e.g. gem); unblemished; spotless (e.g. reputation); faultless (e.g. performance)
grasping; gripping; handful; fistful; handle; grip; rice ball
disappointed; dejected; disheartened; indignant; angry
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
to throw into; to dump in together
five (long cylindrical things)
lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs
to pair with; to pair up; to pair off
by sheer strength; by brute force
unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history