to impress; to move one's heart; to touch (a person's heart)
since then; from that time; ever since
captive; prisoner; victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)
false accusation; pretext; picking a quarrel; committing oneself
(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course
plural; multiple; several
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
to take someone along; to be accompanied (by)
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
offense and defense; offence and defence
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps
abundant; ample; plentiful; lustrous; glossy
every person; every mouth; every entrance
little less than; slightly fewer than; just under; weakness; the weak
these guys; these fellows
integrity; moral courage; rigidity
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
close (e.g. of business); leaving (e.g. school); being outdone; compare unfavourably (with); closing price (stockmarket); sink mark (casting, moulding)
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
to sheathe one's sword; to lay down arms; to bury the hatchet
to rise in revolt; to raise the standard of revolt
standard of revolt; banner of rebellion
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
same village; same town; same province
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; deftly finishing up; putting on the final touches
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
to have a reason; to have an excuse
Sun Tzu (Chinese military strategist, 544?-496 BCE); The Art of War (military text by Sun Tzu, 512 BC); Sun Bin Bing Fa (military text by Sun Bin)
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
advantage; benefit; profit; interest
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
to pick out (with the fingers); to pull out; to throw out (e.g. of a bar); to drag out; to chuck out
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services