to kindle; to build a fire; to instigate; to stir up; to incite
unity; union; solidarity; combination; teaming up
somehow; somewhat; seemingly
greater than ...; bigger ...
intricate workmanship; delicate handiwork; cheap trick; petty trick; obvious stratagem
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
affirmation; affirmative (logic)
(the) mainstream; main course (of a river); main stream
participation in a war; going to war; taking part in a competition or contest
one's own discretion (idea, responsibility)
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
to induce (somebody to do something); to tempt; to act toward (somebody in a certain way); to handle (men); to send; to forward to
declaration of war; proclamation of war
to accept somebody's challenge; to take up the gauntlet
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
to be fed up (with); to be tired (of); to be stumped; to be nonplussed; to wince; to shrink back
dispatch of troops; despatch of troops
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
unit; denomination; credit (in school); in units of (e.g. "in thousands"); in amounts of
military force; force of arms; strength of an army
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
to hinder; to obstruct; to disrupt; to interfere with; to cause a delay
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); (in neo-Confucianism) the underlying principles of the cosmos
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
to negotiate (with someone about); to talk over (something with); to tackle someone (about); to throw on each other; to splash (water) on each other; to pour on each other
gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
single word; a few words; brief comment
to draw the conclusion that ...; to conclude
stopgap; makeshift; temporary measure
to look daunted; to look embarrassed; to be disappointed
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence