to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
plain wood; unfinished woodwork
after a while; a little while later; shortly afterward; after a brief interval
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
layered structure; layered system; stratification; hierarchical structure
to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
being preoccupied with; being obsessed; only thinking of; having only ... on one's mind
fight; dispute; feud; competition; contest; rivalry
to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about
important matter; matters of weight
stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)
battlefield; battleground
wounded person; injured person
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
to launch a surprise attack
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
soft; tender; soft (colour, light, etc.); subdued; informal; light
dense; thick; close (relationship); intimate; minute; fine
to gulp down (alcohol, poison, etc.); to quaff; to down
to disappear; to vanish; (arch.) to die
thickly; viscously; stickily; sleepily; drowsily; dozing off
somewhat strong; fairly strong; fairly firm
(ethyl) alcohol; spirits of wine
to tan (i.e. suntan); to burn
to rise (of smoke, steam, etc.); to go up
liking very much; loving (something or someone); adoring; being very fond of
draft; rough copy; highly cursive style (of writing Chinese characters); grass style
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
aspiration; volunteering; desire; application
to fight each other; to clash
really; truly; very; extremely; exceedingly; sincerely
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
temporary; transient; trifling; trivial; careless; perfunctory
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
to underrate; to make light of
preparedness; readiness; mental attitude; frame of mind