defense; defence; protection
as (much) as possible; as (far) as possible
beginning; start; first moxa treatment
everywhere; all over the place; here and there; at every turn
each place; various places
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
whenever necessary; as needed; as required; at any time; at all times
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
war situation; progress of a battle
individual; separate; personal; case-by-case
simple substance (e.g. chemical); something standing alone; separate item; solo item
a drop in the bucket; a drop in the ocean; pointless exercise; waste of time; (something that is) too little, too late; (lit.) (pouring) water on a hot stone
again and again; repeatedly
succession; continuation; series; sequence
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
to kill one's enemy (opponent)
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
to shoot (a gun, person, etc.); to fire
to fire (a gun) ceaselessly; to fire away; to blaze away; to fire volley after volley
taking a glance at; glimpsing at; taking a peek at; quick look; peep
conspirators; faction; cabal; clique
to jump over; to leap over; to fly over; to fly across; to jump ahead (of someone); to skip over
effectiveness; efficacy; efficaciousness
passing through (of a tunnel, bullet, etc.); going (right) through; penetrating; (arch.) being well versed (in)
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)
to mow down; to cut down; to knock down; to defeat; to beat
anyway; either way; one way or the other; whichever; whatever
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
greater than ...; bigger ...
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
(social) position; status; standing; position (in a company, organization, etc.); post; rank
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
ideal; perfect; most suitable; just right
isolation; being alone; being friendless
dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
critical moment; do-or-die situation; critical juncture
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
vanguard; advance-guard point; advance detachment; vanguard; pioneer; avant-garde