unfavourably; unfavorably; disparagingly; insultingly; ill
seen it once, seen it all; a single instance indicates what happens all the time; one case gives you an idea of what always happens
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
(air or sea) route; course; line; run
attack; drive; advance; invasion
intercept; interception; counter-attack
in succession; one by one
not a little; not a few; considerable
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
(complete) destruction; annihilation; devastation
skeptical; sceptical; incredulous
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically; strategy; tactics
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetence; ineffectiveness
going straight on; going straight ahead
naturally; of course; understandably
shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low
to state one's opinion; to offer one's opinion; to opine
complete change; about-face
attendant; valet; servant; follower
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to throw oneself (e.g. off a cliff, etc.)
kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
to apologize; to apologise; to make an apology
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
to beg; to ask; to request; to pray; to wish
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
unique; matchless; unparalleled; unparallelled; never again
electronic information; electronic data; electronics and information
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
distant place; faraway location; far away
from afar; over a great distance; all the way
(military) expedition; campaign; expedition (for exploration, research, etc.); travelling (a long way); tour (by a sports team, performer, etc.)
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
number of words a person speaks; number of dependents; number of mouths to feed; number of shares, items, applications, etc.