this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
to cut off; to lop off; to prune
to get late; to advance; to wear on
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to collect (e.g. one's thoughts); to get in order
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
expedition; (military) campaign; tour (by a sports team, performer, etc.); visit
punctuation; pause; juncture; end; (place to) stop
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
that day; the very same day
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
military forces; hosts; troops
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
should; must; -able; probably; likely
charge; rush; dash; assault; attack
delivering an order; dispatch of an order; messenger; orderly; runner
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
injured person; wounded person; casualty
large number (of); many; majority
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
weakening; emaciation; decline
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
now advancing and now retreating; ebb and flow; seesawing; taking alternately favorable and unfavorable turns
decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon
military force; force of arms; strength of an army