apron of a gun; cover for the touch-hole on a cannon or matchlock
beacon; skyrocket; signal fire; starting shot; starting signal
whole army; whole team; all armies; all teams
to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
the same; the said; likewise
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
(with) great vigour (from the way splitting bamboo goes all down the stick); irresistible force
military forces; hosts; troops
aggression; invasion; raid
commander; general; leader
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
to have no way of knowing; to be completely ignorant of
citizen; resident; person; user (of a website, esp. as a collective, e.g. Twittersphere)
massacre; mass slaughter; genocide; holocaust
the rise of the curtain; opening (of play); beginning (e.g. of an era); opening (festival, event, etc.)
after ages; posterity; future life; the next world
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to say; to utter; to declare; to name; to call
first year (of an imperial era); year something (important) first happened or began
November; eleventh month of the lunar calendar
chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
Sousse (Tunisia); Susah (Tunisia); Susa (Tunisia)
camel; camel (cloth); cloth made from camel hair; camel (color); light yellowish brown
Holy City (e.g. Jerusalem, Mecca)
forced march; (fig.) doing something on a very strict schedule
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
defeat; lost battle; losing a war
full dress; formal dress; uniform
to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with
state ceremony; laborious; troublesome; irksome
from the viewpoint of; according to
associate; junior; assistant; runner-up
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only