ambush; troops in ambush; unexpected opposition; unexpected obstacle
crop; crops; (agricultural) produce; farm products
to mow; to reap; to harvest
to hit (e.g. to have a car hit someone); to run into; to reject; to deny; to eliminate; to exclude; to flip
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
end of life; death; annihilation
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
intensification; aggravation
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
surely; certainly; without doubt
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
vigor; vigour; ardor; ardour; high spirits
to perceive; to understand
bog; marsh; swamp; quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
to explain clearly; to give detailed instructions
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
binoculars; field glasses
battle formation; lineup (e.g. for a game)
the south; southward; southern direction; countries in the south (esp. Southeast Asia and the pre-WWII South Pacific Mandate)
trying to think of a way (to); devising means (to); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
suggestion; hint; implication
vague; desultory; distracted; loose; half-hearted; diffuse
just because; even if; even though
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
to bare one's fangs; to snarl (at)
doubt; suspicion; fear; apprehension
proverb; saying; aphorism; maxim
to gesture to come closer; to beckon; to call; to summon
easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic