to need; to call for; to require
tender; warm; meticulous; detailed; deep (of a colour); thick (e.g. fog)
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
exposing fully; uncovering completely; being in full view; putting on display; not disguising
lesson; precept; teachings; moral
education; enlightenment; civilization; civilisation; indoctrination
military discipline; military regulations; military rules
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
pillage; plunder; looting; robbery
training; drill; practice; discipline
to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to be prudent; to be complete; to be thorough
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
normally; ordinarily; by anyone's standards; by normal standards; without any issues; without any difficulty
defeat; lost battle; losing a war
to understand; to comprehend
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
reading with appreciation; savouring (a book); enjoying
Chinese scholar-bureaucrat; Chinese scholar-official
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; worthy
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
supremacy; predominance; being superior to
control; restraint; suppression; constraint; curtailment; inhibition
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
questioner; interrogator; interpellator
yearned for; longed for; missed
careless remark; incriminating remark; unfortunate statement; slip of the tongue
care; precaution; guarding; caution
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
straight talk; plain speaking; speaking frankly
to add fuel to the fire; to make things worse; to stir things up
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force