skirmish; brush (with the enemy); small fight with a military enemy; squabble; quarrel; brief argument
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
reconciliation; peace; rapprochement
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
the other day; a few days ago
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family); (arch.) to have sexual intercourse
to keep a house; to run a household
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
post; official position; managerial position; executive position
battlefield; battleground
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
modern person; people of today
peerless; unparalleled; unparallelled; mowing down the enemy
flag; banner (administrative division of Inner Mongolia)
general; admiral; head; chief; old chap; mate
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
to wave a flag; to show the way
battle; fight; fighting; engagement; contest
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; especially; particularly
to spin vigorously; to wave around (e.g. sword, bat)
to knock (someone) to their feet; to knock down; to send flying; to strike; to drive away (one's sorrows, worries, etc.); to dispel
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
(not) even once; (not) ever
to drop like a rock (e.g. of reputation, power, influence); to go down the toilet
undefeated record; clean record; no losses
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps
very; much; greatly; a lot of
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
gun; wooden pole that wrestlers strike in practice; puffer fish
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
(weather) front; front line; forward area; action zone
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows
appendix; postscript; retrofit; post-installation; giving a reason afterwards; making an excuse after the event
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful