to repeat; to do something over again
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
agricultural land; farmland
battlefield; battleground
neighbouring country; neighboring country; adjacent country
on bad terms; at loggerheads
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
complicated and mysterious
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
regulars; regular soldiers
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back
passing each other; missing (meeting) each other; failing to meet; (being at) cross purposes; discrepancy
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to mean everything
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
great speed; extreme speed; swiftness
to value; to prize; to esteem; to respect
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
art of war; strategy; tactics
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
skill; proficiency; experience; dexterity
morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps
disorderly crowd; mob; rabble
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
to shuffle (on one's bottom or knees); to crawl; to shift position (of an object)
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
fire arrow; incendiary arrow; rocket
to shoot or fire off an arrow
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
no way to do; nothing can be done
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance