to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)
unity; consolidation; uniformity; unification; compatible
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
in bad shape; not doing well; not going well; out of condition; in poor form
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
one's own army; one's own team
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
to take command; to give direction
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
to pull from both ends; to pull from both sides; to play tug of war
brilliant; splendid; glorious; magnificent; spectacular
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow
notes; comment; remark; annotation
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
act which serves the interests of (benefits) the enemy
desertion in the face of the enemy; deserting under enemy fire
to make a great fuss; to raise a hue and cry; to make an uproar; to clamour
command group (behind the front lines)
to have an eye on; to zero in on
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
total; complete; all-out; general; extensive; full-scale
tiger cub; one's treasure; precious savings
annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
to thin out (plants, seedlings, crops, etc.); to cull; to run on a curtailed schedule; to cut down; to kill a newborn child (due to financial difficulties)
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
to show one's affection; to express one's love
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment