military forces; army; troops; number of soldiers
dealing with; coping with
Sichuan (province in China); Shu (kingdom in China during the Three Kingdoms era; 221-263); Shu Han; Shu (kingdom in ancient China; ??-316 BCE)
unusual; uncommon; extraordinary; out of the ordinary; incomparable; serious
to pitch camp; to set up camp
to wait for a favorable chance; to wait for a favourable chance
several hours; a few hours
dozens; scores of; decades
beyond this point; ahead; from now on; after this; in the future
rumbling (of thunder, one's stomach, etc.); grumbling; rolling (of something large and heavy); tumbling; all over the place; everywhere; idly
ambush; lying in wait for an ambush
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
henchman; right-hand man; trusted confidant; inner circle
to send for (doctor, etc.)
daring; brave; bold; valiant; intrepid; dauntless
to attack; to destroy; to defeat; to conquer; to avenge
as (one) walks on, and on
to show up; to appear; to turn up
to get tired of waiting; to grow impatient
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
panic; scare; alarm; panic; financial panic
weapons; arms; fighting with swords; sword fight
retreat; withdrawal; retirement
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
herd of horses; pack of horses (in a race)
to give; to present; to offer; to do for someone's sake
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
tail (of an animal); cauda; tail (of a kite, etc.); tail end; tail (of a comet); slope at the foot of a mountain
second line of a four-line Chinese poem
(man's) father-in-law; father of one's wife
to spread out (e.g. a futon); to lay out; to lay down (e.g. a cushion); to impose widely (e.g. martial law); to promulgate; to pin down; to hold down
(nearly certain) death; extremely dangerous place (or situation) from which one might not return alive; proper place to die; dilemma; predicament
on that occasion; at that time; then; in that case
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace