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to wait for a favorable chance; to wait for a favourable chance

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several hours; a few hours

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ominous cloud

2

dozens; scores of; decades

2

counter for horsemen

3

scouting; reconnaissance

1

beyond this point; ahead; from now on; after this; in the future

1

ninety; 90

2

rumbling (of thunder, one's stomach, etc.); grumbling; rolling (of something large and heavy); tumbling; all over the place; everywhere; idly

1

ambush; lying in wait for an ambush

1

one soldier

1

to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind

2

henchman; right-hand man; trusted confidant; inner circle

1

to send for (doctor, etc.)

1

daring; brave; bold; valiant; intrepid; dauntless

1

to attack; to destroy; to defeat; to conquer; to avenge

6

as (one) walks on, and on

1

enemy (soldier)

1

to show up; to appear; to turn up

1

to get tired of waiting; to grow impatient

1

to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire

3

panic; scare; alarm; panic; financial panic

1

battle cry; war cry

1

weapons; arms; fighting with swords; sword fight

1

genuine article; real thing; real deal

1

retreat; withdrawal; retirement

1

to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous

1

magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly

1

to begin (doing); to start (doing)

2

herd of horses; pack of horses (in a race)

1

to give; to present; to offer; to do for someone's sake

1

grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude

1

to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to

3

tail (of an animal); cauda; tail (of a kite, etc.); tail end; tail (of a comet); slope at the foot of a mountain

8

straight line

3

narrow escape from death

1

second line of a four-line Chinese poem

1

(man's) father-in-law; father of one's wife

1

to spread out (e.g. a futon); to lay out; to lay down (e.g. a cushion); to impose widely (e.g. martial law); to promulgate; to pin down; to hold down

1

(nearly certain) death; extremely dangerous place (or situation) from which one might not return alive; proper place to die; dilemma; predicament

1

on that occasion; at that time; then; in that case

1

help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace

2

potato

1

all kinds of things; various things; large number of people

2

commander; general; leader

1

to decline (of morals, character, etc.); to become vulgar (e.g. of a conversation); to stoop (to); to be ruined; to go under; to fall (into hell)

3

to have an uneasy conscience

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open; beginning

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wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect

5

escape; getting away (from); getting out (of); prolapse; proptosis

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