to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
patriarch; head of a family
firm; determined; resolute; conclusive
to attack; to assault; to assail
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
preparing to flee; being ready to run away
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
to take by storm (e.g. a castle); to assault; to capture; to reduce
should; must; -able; probably; likely
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
commander; commanding officer; CO
meaning; significance; sense
blue (colour, color); sad; down (in the dumps)
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
simply; merely; only; solely
component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
to deduct; to take away; to make allowances for something; to bear something in mind; to ebb and flow
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
ago; since; before; previous
... all over again (repeating the same failure)
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
adds force or indicates command
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to freeze to; to be frozen to; to freeze in place; to be still
myself; yourself; I; me; you
the public; general public
(in the) presence (of); in front (of); before (someone)