at that time; in those days
armed forces; military; troops
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
subordinate; underling; henchman; minion
long military service; having experienced many battles
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
everybody; every last one of them; all
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right
to run away; to flee; to escape; to make a getaway; to skedaddle
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
until now; so far; up to the present
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
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)
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
to stick into; to pierce; to run into
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
centimeter; centimetre; centi-; 10^-2; sentimental
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
manufacturing; processing; treatment; machining
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
prickling; stinging; biting; tale-telling; tattling
feel (i.e. tactile sensation); touch; feeling; sensation; texture (e.g. food, cloth)
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
district; section; sector
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for