fresh troops; fresh players; newcomer; new employee; new method; new way
two sheets (pieces) (of paper)
wing; Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (arch.) counter for birds or bird wings
to pluck off (esp. by twisting); to pick; to break off; to wrest (away from); to wrench free; to snatch (away)
to bare one's fangs; to snarl (at)
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
picked troops; elite soldiers; crack troops
taking command of a corps in a battle; command exercised by the leader of a group
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
crowding together; clustering together; close formation; swarm
battle formation; disposition of troops
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
to run through; to run past
to let dry; to kill (vegetation); to season (lumber)
Herculean task; next-to-impossible undertaking
military forces; hosts; troops
to push in; to force into; to break in (e.g. into a house); to intrude
to brush away; to sweep aside; to repel (e.g. enemy); to drive away; to rout
with great vigour; in leaps and bounds; (lit.) with the force of surging waves
to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
to fight against; to oppose; to face
finishing blow; coup de grâce
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
survival after defeat; decline (of a person, business, etc.); ruin
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
(are you) alright?; (are you) OK?
corruption (of order, customs, etc.); to fall apart (organization, system, etc.)
for dear life; barely escaping alive
to regain one's breath; to catch one's breath
at once; immediately; right now
salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
with a start; with a jump
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
various places; several sources