unanticipated; unexpected
acting without restraint; self-indulgence; wild license; being pretentious; putting on airs; foppery
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
yielding; submission; surrender; giving way; succumbing
indicates means of action; cause of effect; by
frequently; often; (staring) fixedly; narrowly; closely
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
fighting with one's back to the wall; having burnt one's bridges; last stand; from strategy of general Han Xin in the Battle of Jingxing
influence (on someone); inspiration
previously; already; beforehand; in advance; for some time
grasp; catch; understanding
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
wing; Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (arch.) counter for birds or bird wings
family; relatives; dependents; household
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
exchange; reciprocation; give-and-take; reply; riposte
all the time; every single time; thank you (for your continued patronage)
supply; supplying; replenishment
retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion
worthy of; worth doing; worth having
to underrate; to make light of
to threaten; to terrify; to frighten
gunshot; bullet; lost messenger; truant messenger; bull's-eye (candy)
to use excessively; to use too much; to spend too much; to overwork someone
out of necessity; with no other option; perforce; unavoidably; reluctantly; unwillingly
way out; means to escape; escape route
solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy
agile; nimble; casual (clothing); light (e.g. luggage); carefree; with limited responsibility
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
ambush; troops in ambush; unexpected opposition; unexpected obstacle
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
firefight; gun battle; shoot-out
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
race; tribe; species; genus; stellar population (i.e. population I, II and III)
tendency; trend; inclination