state of the war; war situation
several times; a few times
purpose; utility; objective; way to use something
limited; limiting; restrictive
loan; lending; favor; favour; creditor; method of lending
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
practical use; application; making good use of; conjugation; inflection
after that; afterwards; thereafter
appetizer or snack served with drinks; accompaniment to an (alcoholic) drink
to press a question; to cross-examine
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
to take a breath; to take a short rest
tone of voice; mimicry; imitative voice
as a rule; in general; in principle; basically; essentially; fundamentally
wrong; bad; not allowed; not possible; failing grade
area; zone; district; quarter; section; limits
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
intercept; interception; counter-attack
function; facility; faculty; feature
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, a licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
pet saying; favorite phrase; stock phrase; manner of talking
section manager; section chief
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
going to work; leaving for work; attendance (at work); being at work; presence (in the office); reporting for work
rationalization; justification
environment; surroundings; circumstances
loss of strength; exhaustion; weakness
massing (of troops); gathering
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
in good health; alive and well; going strong
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
hopping; skipping; lightly and repeatedly jumping
to jump; to leap; to splash (of oil, mud, etc.); to spatter; to burst; to crack open
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
participation in a war; going to war; taking part in a competition or contest
to push back; to press back; to force back; to (refuse and) return (something); to give back
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
about this time; about now