suitable time; good time; propriety; moderation
north wind; northerly wind
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
torch (made of pine, bamboo, reed, etc.); flambeau; torchlight
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
to raise one's voice; to shout
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
to escape from; to get out
to collect; to gather; to compile; to arrange; to settle
reorganization; reorganisation; reshuffle
main body (of an army); main force; these troops
to barricade oneself in; to hold (a fort, etc.); to shut oneself up; to be besieged; to dig in
ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)
subordinate; underling; henchman; minion
to appoint; to nominate; to assume (responsibility); to pose as
because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece
headquarters; head office; main office
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
field battle; field operations; open battle; battlefield; battlefront
to continue to do; to persist in doing
origin; source; virtuous ancestor
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
holding a castle (during a siege); holing up; confinement (to one's home); staying at home; staying indoors
attack; offence; dominant partner of a homosexual relationship; a barrage of; a flood of
(piece of) rope; ordinary method
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
overhead ladder; horizontal ladder; monkey bars; yunti (scaling ladder used for escalade in ancient China)
ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)
de- (indicating reversal, removal, etc.); post-