both; both sides; both parties
to hinder; to obstruct; to disrupt; to interfere with; to cause a delay
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
disgrace; discredit; dishonor; dishonour; blot; shame
excellent plan; best policy
many armies; many troops; vast army; hosts; host of heaven
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
merchant; store; shop; merchant house; merchant family
wide-awake to one's interests
ornament; decorative object; figurehead; leader without real power
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
retreat; withdrawal; retirement
line of defence (defense); lines (as in enemy lines, etc.)
symptomatic therapy; allopathy; makeshift solution; stopgap measures; temporary expedient
(being in) the red; deficit; red letter; red writing; corrections (by a teacher or proofreader) written in red
future; possible; potential; prospective
(emblem of) three comma-shaped figures arranged to form a circle; three-way fight; three-sided struggle
drawn-out (protracted) war or contest
remaining strength; surplus energy; reserve power; money to spare
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
in the meanwhile; during the time
military administration; military government; military junta; government affairs relating to the military
reform; reformation; reorganization
genuine; real; authentic; full-scale; full-blown; all-out
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
vicious circle; vicious cycle
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
to be ruined; to fail; to undergo a break-up; to go bankrupt
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
to go unpunished; to be tolerated; to be allowed; to be overlooked
influence; effect; impact
to investigate thoroughly; to examine closely; to probe into; to be obsessed with a thought; to brood over; to worry about
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
to be caught in a dilemma; to get into a scrape