strenuous effort; hard struggle; working hard; hard fighting; fierce fighting
to lead (an advance); to spearhead (a campaign, attack)
settlement (of a matter); sorting out; winding up (affairs); cleaning up afterwards; tidying up (when finished)
taking command of a corps in a battle; command exercised by the leader of a group
to move around; to move about; to get around
at first; in the beginning; originally
to drive in (a nail, stake, etc.); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into; to shoot into; to input (data)
friendly fire; killing each other by mistake; internecine strife
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
great cause; moral law; justice
merit; success; meritorious deed; achievement; accumulated experience
useless; vain; aimless; idle
in hand; on hand; on one; handheld
anyway; anyhow; setting aside ...; regardless of ...; really; truly
arms; weapons (of war); armor; armour
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
came here; coming here; recently
finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
explosion; detonation; blast; outburst (of emotion); explosion (e.g. of anger); eruption (e.g. of discontent)
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
pursuer; pursuing party; posse
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
near; close by; within reach; familiar
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; strictness; cruelty
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
face; honour; honor; reputation; prestige; dignity
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
art of war; strategy; tactics
to tell (to do); to order; to tell (on someone); to report; to often say; to be used to saying
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
to boil with rage; to be infuriated
to quiet (a child, crowd, etc.); to quieten; to calm (one's nerves, excitement, etc.); to compose (oneself); to suppress (a rebellion, riot, fire, etc.); to quell
hurrying (to somewhere); rushing; hastening; express (train)
news; word; tidings; omen; foreboding; premonition
touch; contact; contact (with people); dealings; tangency
misrecognition; mistaking (x for y)
small mercy (from some misfortune); silver lining of a dark cloud; consolation in sadness; blessing in disguise
casualties; the killed and wounded
slight; little; insignificant
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering