retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
surely (not); certainly (not)
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
thereafter; after doing that; followed by
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
state of mind; mentality; psychology
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
head start; initiative; preemption
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
if it is the case that ...
scattered animal feed; ground bait
to be in danger of; to be liable to
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
crafty; vicious; unscrupulous; sharp
name; given name; first name
twenty-seventh day of the month; twenty-seven days
capitulation; surrender; submission; yield
advice; counsel; remonstrance; recommendation
reply (e.g. email, fax, letter); answer
dispatch; despatch; transmission; informing (e.g. of opinion); sharing (thoughts, etc.); telling
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
to place (in relation to the whole); to rank; to position; to locate
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
force (bulldoze) one's way through
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
participation in a war; going to war; taking part in a competition or contest
to be forced to do or experience something (against one's will); to be forced to do something because one has no other choice
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
apron of a gun; cover for the touch-hole on a cannon or matchlock
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)