absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
stepping back; drawing back
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; unimportant person
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
to yell out loud; to shout loudly; to cry aloud; to scream loudly
strong interaction; strong force
self-deception; self-deceit
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
weak person; the weak; vulnerable person; disadvantaged person
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
forefoot; forefeet; foreleg; forelimb
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
dispersion; scattering; spreading out; diffusion
ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
to be in a fit (of anger); to rage
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
smallish; on the small side; somewhat small; short swing of a bat, racquet, etc.
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
to freeze (from fear); to be unable to (too frightened to) run
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
superficial; half-hearted; shallow
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
dying in vain; useless death; meaningless death
armed forces; military; troops
soldier; combatant; warrior
lesson; precept; teachings; moral
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
great numbers; numerical superiority
numerical inferiority; being outnumbered
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper
to bluff; to act brave; to put on a bold front
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
absolutely essential; indispensable; vital; critical
to join forces; to cooperate