to trip someone up; to pull the carpet from under
stillness; silence; hush; calm; serenity
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
coming and going; recurring (esp. thoughts)
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
anyone; any person; whoever
concealment; hiding; ambush; incubation; latency; dormancy
expedition; (military) campaign; tour (by a sports team, performer, etc.); visit
to throw one's chest out; to hold one's head high
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
out of control; uncontrollable
plenipotentiary powers; full authority
to express sudden recognition and being impressed; (lit.) to slap one's knee
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
fall; sinking; surrender; capitulation
whole army; whole team; all armies; all teams
consists of; comprises; is made up of
level ground; plain; flatland
to be sooty; to be stained
jam-packed; packed in like sardines
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
to be knotty (of a tree, etc.); to be gnarled; to be rough and bony (hands, fingers, etc.); to be gnarled; to be knobby
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
national border; provincial border
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
bearing; heading; point of the compass
to be in danger of; to be liable to
throwaway; disposable; single-use
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
from one end to another; thoroughly; completely; utterly
dead end; cul-de-sac; blind alley; end; end of the road; end point
recognizing anew; seeing something in a new light
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle