one's way back; one's way home
fighting bravely; strenuous efforts
feeling good; feeling at ease; feeling easy
in name only; figurehead; (only) by name
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
purple smoke; tobacco smoke
being filled with; being full of; permeation
cigarette end; cigarette butt; tobacco ashes
fort; stronghold; fortification
strategy meeting; council of war
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
seat of honor; seat of honour; head of the table; head
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
outline; summary; gist; in brief
carrying voice; well-projected voice
mechanism; mechanical parts; jack-in-the-box
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
impatience; uneasiness; irritation; fretfulness
stern expression; severe expression; grim expression
stockpile; reserves; storing; stocking up; laying in (supplies)
mobilization; mobilisation
forward; frontward; ahead; rectangular front
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
pushing back one's opponent while locked in close quarters; having a tendency towards; being close to
devastating; catastrophic; crushing
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
destruction by fire; losing in a fire; being burnt down
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
operating ratio; rate of operation; availability factor
firm (market); bullish; strong (sales, economy, etc.); steady; sound
the whole area; all areas
maintenance; preservation; improvement
machine parts; machinery; equipment
whenever necessary; as needed; as required; at any time; at all times
unit; (musical) group; band
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
manager; controller; chief treasurer; boss (of a gambling den)
being all smiles with joy
paralysis; palsy; numbness; stupor
difficult to ...; hard to ...