earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate
lead nowhere; get one nowhere; no use; fruitless; there's no point (in doing)
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to keep away; to keep at a distance
extremely gruesome; lurid; violent; bloody; fierce
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
arms and ammunition; weapons and ammunition
replenishment; supplementation; supplement; replacement; refilling
number of persons; personnel
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
seeing two people (i.e. romantically) at the same time; two-timing; bifurcation; fork; fence-sitting; playing it both ways
fighting a good fight; putting up a good fight; fighting bravely
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
capitulation; surrender; submission; yield
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
to take off; to jump; to take the plunge; to decide; to step out of the ring
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
to watch intently; to stare
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
place to die; place of death
error; mistake; fault; sin; wrongdoing; offense
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
in good health; healthy; skilled; proficient; master; expert
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
too much; excessively; too
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
fetters; shackles; hobbles; encumbrance; hindrance; burden