disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
organization; organisation; forming
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
delivery; handing over; turning over; extradition
good (place to leave off); convenient
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
participation; joining; entry
troublesome; annoying; complicated
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
main constituent; core; nucleus; subject
authority; power; influence; (an) authority (on); expert
preparation; provision; defenses; guard; military formation; troop arrangement
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps
to rise; to swell; to intensify; to increase; to grow stronger; to get higher
huge rock; firmness; solidity
to let (someone) have the credit (for); (lit.) to let (someone) hold the flowers
to demand gratitude; to do something for someone in order to create an obligation of gratitude from that person
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
daily; everyday; days (e.g. of one's youth); every day; day after day
almost every day; almost daily
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
startup; booting up; activation; starting (e.g. engine, computer); launch
winning over; placation; gentle persuasion
this way and that; (by) various means; (by) every means
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to live up to expectations; to meet expectations
dad; daddy; papa; sugar daddy
arms; armament; taking up arms; arming oneself
(pieces of metal, etc. hitting each other) noisily; cluttered; disordered; messy
to walk noisily; to walk loudly
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding
being painfully true (e.g. reprimand); making one's ears burn; striking home (e.g. remark); having an earache; feeling pain in one's ear
change; alternation; rotation; replacement; substitution; shift
memory (of having seen something or someone before); remembrance; recollection; recognition
to take the lead; to lead a group; to be in the vanguard
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of