chaos; turmoil; pandemonium; havoc
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
armed forces; military; troops
to snatch (and run); to carry off; to swipe; to scoop up (and remove; sand, earth, etc.)
thing that should be (carefully) avoided; no-no; thing to definitely not do; something forbidden; taboo
(power of) understanding; comprehensive faculty
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
in the same manner as before; the same as always
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
trusting too much; overestimating ability
desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
large number (of); many; majority
small number; few; minority
The Art of War (military text by Sun Tzu, 512 BCE)
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
hypothetical or imaginary enemy
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
decrease; reduction; decline
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
Sun Tzu (Chinese military strategist, 544?-496 BCE); The Art of War (military text by Sun Tzu, 512 BC); Sun Bin Bing Fa (military text by Sun Bin)
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
correction; revision; amendment
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
preparation; arrangements
ammunition; arrows and bullets; missile; projectile
holiday; day off; furlough; absence (from work)
custom; practice; convention; precedent
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
single amount (of money); one-off payment; lump sum; bonus
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
from time immemorial; ancient; time-honoured; time-honored