to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
all-out attack; general offensive
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
destruction; annihilation; extermination
daring and resolute; having dauntless courage
extermination; expulsion; destruction
to etch (name, etc.); to carve (design)
supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor
to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
fight; battle; combat; struggle (for rights, higher wages, etc.); strife; (labor) dispute
involuntarily; instinctively; without realizing; unconsciously
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
historic ruins (remains, relics); archeological site
Qin Shi Huang (259 BCE-210 BCE), first emperor of unified China; Shihuangdi
posterity; future life; life to come
registration; accession; register; entry; record
imperial mausoleum; Emperor's tomb; big hill
(archaeological) remains; remnants (of ancient structures); ancient foundation
country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competiton in which there are several evenly-matched participants; hotly-contested game (match, market, etc.)
defense; defence; protection
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
castle site; ruins of a castle
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
stronghold; citadel; headquarters
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
to see; to look; to watch; to try to
morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
wood; lumber; (raw) material; stuff; talent; ability
this is why; this means; it is the case that