stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
collision; crash; running into; conflict; quarrel; clashing
to launch a surprise attack
to burn completely; to consume (by fire); to burn to nothing; to burn to the ground; to reduce to ashes
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
mercy; compassion; clemency; Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
prediction; prophecy; prognostication
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
to burn down (to the ground); to clear away by burning; to reduce to ashes; to burn off
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
grant; allowance; endowment; bestowal; assignment; conferment
drastic move (e.g. hold or strike in martial arts); power technique; display of power
infinity; infinitude; eternity; infinite; limitless
body double; double; wire puller; person behind the scenes; shadow commander
crushing to death; crushing (hope, freedom, etc.); suppression; quashing
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
papier mâché; something that looks good superficially
charcoal; charred remains
like this; this sort; this way
to remember; to keep in mind
to blaze; to burn brightly
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (e.g. gazing, staring)
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
vitality; energy; dynamism
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
everybody; every last one of them; all
medical care; medical treatment
cold district; northern district
crop; crops; (agricultural) produce; farm products
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; not genuine; substandard; LOL