to board (a train, plane, etc.); to get into (a car); to get on (a bus); to march into; to enter; to arrive (at, in)
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
to be hot on a person's heels
rolling over; turning over; turning around (the other way); reversal (of direction, course, etc.); producing a positive from a negative; producing a negative from a positive
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; noob; weak player
to kill an enemy soldier before the start of a battle to raise spirits; to kill viciously; to victimize; to torment
promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first
oldest member of a group; longest-serving member
class; heading; group; category
individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic
corner; section; one horn; pillar (of a group, system, etc.); member (of an organization, etc.); first corner
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
immediately; right away; on the spot
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adroit
to make sure of; to ascertain; to see with one's own eyes; to watch to the end; to watch to make sure (that)
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) very; (not) much
moat; fosse; trench; underground air-raid shelter; dugout
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders
succession; continuation; series; sequence
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
casualties; the killed and wounded
to cut down; to chop down; to fell
slashing (with the blade pressed against the object); mowing down (the enemy); cutting down (one after the other); clean sweep; sweeping conquest
remainder; remnant; the rest; what is left; balance; leftovers
nick in a blade (sword, knife); chip in a blade
far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
to thrust at someone (e.g. a weapon); to point (a gun, knife, etc.) at; to hold up threateningly to (someone's face); to present forcefully (demand, document, etc.); to confront someone with (evidence, facts, etc.); to force upon
to pile up; to stack up; to accumulate
example; instance; precedent; custom; habit
unidentifiable; unidentified
thickly; heavily; profusely; (complain) endlessly; excessively; tediously
here and there; in places
brilliance; polish; lustre; luster; glossy finish
cloth; fabric; material; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
strange; wonderful; weird; outrageous; mysterious
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se