but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
to begin to strike; to kick out; to forcefully expel; to hammer (pattern, etc.) into metal
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
story; tale; talk; discussion
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
chance (of success); odds
alas; regrettably; to my great regret; tragically
to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
intricate workmanship; delicate handiwork; cheap trick; petty trick; obvious stratagem
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
messenger; envoy; emissary
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
the 36 (ancient Chinese military) strategies (of which the last resort was said to be beating a retreat)
being inferior to; being no match for; being best
but; however; provided that
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
any more; any further; any better; any longer
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
point of compromise; common ground
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to set on fire; to ignite
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
river; stream; River; the ... river
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
to burn; to be roasted; to be heated; to be jealous; to be envious
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; (arch.) that's right
again; once more; a second time
to be contented; to be at ease
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
if it is the case that ...
green youth; immature youth; novice; greenhorn