to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
criticism; commentary; review
good (quality, condition, etc.); Good (grade); B
100,000; hundred thousand
attack on both sides; pincer movement; double envelopment
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
distinguished war service; merit of war
this and that; various things
overflowing; flood; inundation; oversupply; plethora
northern part; the north (of a region)
arrival; coming (e.g. something awaited); advent
northern region; the north
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
exemption; exoneration; discharge
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
in those days; at the time; then
secret; private; surreptitious
secret understanding; collusion; betrayal
March; third month of the lunar calendar
fifth day of the month; five days
rising to action; standing up against; jumping to one's feet
dispersal; scattering; discrete
farmer; farming family; farmhouse
dramatic decrease; sharp drop; sudden fall
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
society; the world; the times
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
Tang dynasty (of China; 618-907); T'ang dynasty; (arch.) China; (arch.) foreign country
inside and outside; interior and exterior; inside and outside the country; home and abroad; around; about
discovery (of a plot, misdeed, etc.); detection; exposure; disclosure
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
concealment; hiding; ambush; incubation; latency; dormancy
interior; inside; internal
guard; sentinel; garrison
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
tearing someone in two by tying their legs to two carts moving in opposite directions (form of medieval punishment)