meeting; assembly; gathering; congregation; convention; rally
such; like that; that sort of; very
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
support; backing; endorsement; support; holding up; propping
long-established; old-established; traditional
late autumn (fall); (arch.) ninth month of the lunar calendar
close; intimate; on good terms
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
firm; strong; unbending; unyielding; uncompromising; stubborn
absorption; suction; attraction
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
mark (for quick identification or recognition); sign; landmark; guide; (arch.) trademark
to seize; to impound; to garnish; to attach goods
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
nonexistent; unreal; imaginary; spurious
personal combat; one-to-one fight
to drain dry; to dry out; to scorch
to turn reddish-brown; to turn rufous; to become discolored; to become discoloured
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
decorations; offerings; mere window dressing
historic ruins (remains, relics); archeological site
military service; serving in a war; taking part in a campaign
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
bowing one's head (in respect or worship); worship; respectfully yours
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
night attack; nocturnal assault
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe
scattered; separated; dispersed
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
bloodstained; bloody; covered with blood
serious wound; serious injury
painter; artist; painter supported by patron
promotion; raising of status
safety zone; buffer (e.g. against defeat)
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away