to throw oneself (into an activity)
modus operandi; criminal technique; trick
thief; robber; burglar; bandit
directly opposite; right in front
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
calculation; computation; bill; check; consideration; allowance
withdrawal (e.g. from an organization); secession; leaving; pulling out
treason; treachery; mutiny; rebellion; insurrection
massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
to attack; to assault; to assail
entreaty; appeal; petition
keeping a domestic animal beyond its useful life; keeping a person on the payroll without utilizing their skills
to see through; to see the true nature of something
pride; boast; credit (to)
to respect; to honor; to honour; to esteem; to prize
internal conflict; family quarrel; domestic trouble
big leakage; uncontained leak
real intention; true motive; true will; original intention; original purpose; original hope
watchful waiting; careful supervision
to induce (somebody to do something); to tempt; to act toward (somebody in a certain way); to handle (men); to send; to forward to
Qi (kingdom in China during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Period of the Warring States); Ch'i
shout of victory; cry of triumph
oppressive rule; tyrannical regime; despotism
to burst (open); to break; to split
difficult to ...; hard to ...
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
to cut off the head of a sleeping person; to assassinate someone while they sleep; to catch someone off their guard by setting traps
bet; wager; stake; gamble
morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps
reality; actuality; actual conditions; ultimate reality; absolute truth
encouragement; inspiration; rousing; stirring up; raising (e.g. morale)
to rank with; to rank among