completely; entirely; nonchalantly; as if nothing happened
disintegration; self-destruction
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
inspection; examination; survey
getting poised again for charging; toeing the mark again; starting again; getting a fresh start; going back to square one
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting (a difficulty); overcoming; exceeding; passing
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgement
not factored in; not included in calculations; unaccounted for; unplanned for
emperor; prince; princess
scorn; disdain; contempt; slight
of all people; a person of ...'s standing
to decline (of morals, character, etc.); to become vulgar (e.g. of a conversation); to stoop (to); to be ruined; to go under; to fall (into hell)
difference; discrepancy; variation
the front; honest; upright; decent
unexpectedly; unusually; considering all that
to pour water (into); to dilute with water; to hinder; to hamper; to throw cold water on
to grimace; to make a wry face; to contort one's face
protracted war; war of attrition
to open hostilities; to take up arms (against)
to move forward; to move on
beginning; start; first moxa treatment
collision; crash; impact; clash; skirmish; conflict
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
flow of time; flux of time; lapse of time; current of the times; trend of the times
extinction (e.g. of a family); dying out; discontinuation; severance (e.g. of relations); rupture; breaking off
to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time
reason; grounds; circumstances
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
to send (something) flying; to splatter; to drive (something) off
without a moment's delay; at once; immediately; instantly; promptly; without hesitation
to well up; to burst; to arise
completion; perfection; accomplishment
short distance; short range; short-haul
to raise (a sword, fist, etc.); to lift; to throw up; to fling up; to swing up
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
survival; survivor; relic
to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)
to betray; to turn traitor (to); to double-cross; to disappoint; to let down
practice; experience; habituation; being used to; being comfortable with; being experienced in
imprisonment; incarceration
to trample underfoot; to tread on; to crush with a foot
to pass (of time); to elapse