bleeding; haemorrhage; bleeding money; red ink; casualties; losses
to make sacrifices for; to pay dearly for
to allow (someone or something) to come near; to let get close
natural defences; natural defenses; steep place
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
grounds; premises; land within boundary lines
all-out attack; general offensive
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
first rider in a charge; first (person) to arrive
head (of a line, group, etc.); front; lead; forefront; vanguard
stubbornly; firmly; determinedly; obstinately; resolutely; adamantly
nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
fortress (surrounded by a wall, moat, etc.)
unpreparedness; falsehood; Chinese "Emptiness" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
tear; rip; breach; spoilage; waste; wastepaper
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
the number of people; many people; a large number of people
one mind; wholeheartedness; one's whole heart
to coagulate; to congeal; to be fanatical (about); to be obsessed (with); to stiffen; to become stiff
to tire of; to lose interest in; to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
tunnel; (mining) gallery; level; shaft; pit
mole (Talpidae spp., esp. the small Japanese mole, Mogera imaizumii)
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
carrying out (esp. heavy objects, artwork, furniture); taking out
one after another; in rapid succession; without reservation; without hesitation; tramping; stomping
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
conclusion (of an argument, discussion, study, etc.); conclusion
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
charge; rush; dash; assault; attack
passing through (of a tunnel, bullet, etc.); going (right) through; penetrating; (arch.) being well versed (in)
near; close (to); nearby; (drawing) near; approaching; almost here
roaring; thundering; thunderous; deafening; ear-splitting
(sound of an) explosion or detonation; roar (of a machine)
camp stool; folding stool