interruption; suspension; break
guerrilla; guerrilla warfare; sudden
advance (into a new market or stage of progress); launching (a new career or venture); expanding (into a new market); stepping forward; emerging
chief; main; principal; major
plant and equipment; production equipment; productive capacity
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely
to be too late; to be too slow
area; zone; (lit.) belt (of land)
surging waves; raging billows; turbulent; tempestuous; tumultuous
protracted war; war of attrition
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
plant and equipment; production facilities; manufacturing equipment
to transcribe; to duplicate; to describe; to film; to picture
disappointing (end, result, etc.); sad; miserable; tragic; fleeting; transient
bad ending (in a film, novel, etc.); unhappy ending
forcing; compulsion; coercion; pushing (to do)
flatly rejecting; curtly refusing; beating easily; defeating handily; a kick
playing to the gallery; grandstanding; ad hoc; haphazard; dress rehearsal
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
to paint over; to paint out; to fill in; to cover completely (with paint)
Eurasian continent; Eurasia
to maintain; to continue to have
waste land; wilderness; moor; field; plain
to drive on; to urge forward (e.g. cattle); to rouse (game from its cover); to press a tenant to leave; to evict
local; localized; partial; topical (application)
to lean over (someone); to bend over; to lean on; to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
troubled face; worried expression
intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy
carnivore; carnivorous animal
with a start; with a jump
superficial; apparent; seeming; surface; cosmetic
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
to attract; to draw near; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion
China; Han dynasty (China, 202 BCE-220 CE); Han (majority Chinese ethnic group); man
peremptorily; willy-nilly; forcibly