when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
archer; bowman; bow-wielding soldier; crossbow soldier
forward; frontward; ahead; rectangular front
messenger; envoy; emissary
flag; banner (administrative division of Inner Mongolia)
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
to show mercy; to show sympathy; to have compassion; to be kind
capitulation; surrender; submission; yield
advice; counsel; remonstrance; recommendation
frontmost; a short time ago; a little while ago; just now
final warning; ultimatum; last notice
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
regrettable; unsatisfactory; deplorable; lamentable
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
such ... as; or some such
to be sacked; to be dismissed
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
do-or-die resistance; resistance to the bitter end
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
this (very thing); this precisely
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
collision; crash; running into; conflict; quarrel; clashing
horn (instrument; made of animal horn); bugle; hunting horn
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
silence; stillness; quietness
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
whole army; whole team; all armies; all teams
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
military shoes; combat boots