flying column; detached force
to oust; to dethrone; to drive down (e.g. into a valley); to chase down; to capture (a castle); to seize (by driving out the garrison)
attack on both sides; pincer movement; double envelopment
mountain hut (esp. one that offers lodging to climbers and hikers); mountain cottage; mountain shanty
pulverization; pulverisation; reducing to pieces; crushing; smashing
clear as day; plain as day; patently obvious; (lit.) clearer than watching a fire
rightly or wrongly; by all possible means; at all costs; at any cost; no matter what (happens); by fair means or foul
encouragement; inspiration; rousing; stirring up; raising (e.g. morale)
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
to be scared (of); to be frightened (by); to be intimidated (by)
(weather) front; front line; the front; battlefront
protest; refutation; pleading
that night; that evening; over the course of the evening
meteor; shooting star; falling star
condor (incl. other New World vultures of family Cathartidae); Andean condor (Vultur gryphus)
cannot help (feeling); unbearably; must not ...; should not ...; must ...; have to ...
troublesome; annoying; complicated
lid (of a box, container, etc.); cover; cap
warp (weaving); longitude; scripture; sutra; trans-
must-have; indispensable item; necessities
garden lantern; hanging lantern
wicker trunk; wicker luggage
paint; coloring materials; colors; colours
sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera); Indian lotus; lotus; rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus)
evening; night; nighttime
closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business
going straight (to); going direct; unwavering action; decisive action; upright conduct
being startled; getting a shock
tessellated; grid-shaped; grid-like
international; worldwide; cross-border; cosmopolitan
transportation network; transport network; traffic network
main point; main object; chief purpose; core; gist; essence
planning stage; planning stages
dangling; hanging; suspended; pending; half done; in limbo
to drain; to flow (unobstructed); to sell well; to be in good demand; to exit the stage; to remove (a prop) from the stage