tuck (e.g. in a dress); rise (e.g. in price)
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
one's first campaign; one's first battle
strategist; tactician; schemer
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
north and south; north to south; South Korea and North Korea
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
third day of the month; three days
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
to fight against; to oppose; to face
unobstructed view; perspective; forecast; outlook; insight; foresight
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
to rouse oneself; to psyche oneself up
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
flatly rejecting; curtly refusing; beating easily; defeating handily; a kick
to say no more; to sink into silence
to make merry; to be festive
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
to fail; to blunder; to mess up; to be dismissed; to be fired
to get rid of; to erase; to dispel; to eradicate; to wipe away
to come for the first time; to become for the first time
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
commander; general; leader
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
subjugation (using military force); suppression; subduing
principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
river; stream; River; the ... river
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
marshy grassland; wetlands
to look daunted; to look embarrassed; to be disappointed