simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus
general; admiral; head; chief; old chap; mate
(political) power; authority; influence
to entice; to tempt; to invite someone to join in
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
hard fighting; close contest
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
last stand; last bastion; last stronghold; last frontier
firm; unshakeable; resolute
dialogue; discussion; conversation; interaction
one foot; one leg; one of a pair (of shoes or socks)
how much; how many; however
great numbers; numerical superiority
to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)
men and women of all ages
irrespective (e.g. of age); without discrimination; without distinction
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
fairness; impartiality; justice; objectivity
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
rationality; reasonableness
based on; on the basis of
cold-hearted; callous; unfeeling; insentient (objects); insensate; inanimate
break in time; interruption; pause
reason; cause; circumstances
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
to startle; to surprise; to astonish; (lit.) to make (someone) say "oh!"
reinforcement (e.g. of troops)
to run out of; to dry up; to be depleted; to hit the bottom; to bottom out
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
reason; logic; sense; natural way of things
transcendence; transcendency; transcendental; to transcend; to rise above
unpreparedness; falsehood; Chinese "Emptiness" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
morality; righteousness; meaning; teachings; doctrine; nonconsanguineous relationship (i.e. of in-laws)
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
overcoat; greatcoat; cloak; wrap; mantle
to dismantle; to demount; to take something away; to detach