strategic withdrawal; strategic retreat
starvation; famine; hunger
of no interest; not interested
one's post; one's position; one's station; one's round; one's beat; one's route
devotion; dedication; self-sacrifice
to go down in history; to be recorded in the history books
bright red; crimson lotus flower
somewhere (very vague); someplace (very vague)
characteristic; feature; special quality
to slander; to libel; to criticize; to criticise
hardships; privations; difficulties
to be frank; to speak one's mind; to open one's heart; to have a heart-to-heart talk (with someone)
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
lack of understanding; lack of sympathy
way to die; means of dying; quality of one's death
right or wrong; good or bad; quality; having both merits and demerits; having both advantages and disadvantages
to act as a go-between (for); to mediate; to arrange; to entertain (guests); to treat; to receive
gossipy; abusive; critical; jabbering
companion; partner; spouse
to think (only used to speak of others); to turn one's attention toward (only used to speak of others); to have feelings for (only used to speak of others); to honour the target of one's emotions
to the best of one's meager ability; the little help one can be; though my help might not be worth much
to brush gently; to stroke; to caress
to cuddle; to comfort; to rock; to soothe; to dandle; to humor
using one's fingers as a comb; combing one's hand through one's hair
passions; sexual desire; lust
indeterminate form; undefined; indefinite; unstructured
to take a fancy to something; to be moved; to feel inclined to
becoming dull (of a knife, one's wits, etc.); becoming blunt
constriction; narrow part (in middle); waist (esp. of a woman)
journey; course; itinerary; stroke (of a piston); throw (of a switch)
to be pleased; to be in a good mood
chasm; interstice; crevice; vulva; slit; cunt
wriggling; squirming; maneuvering; mischief; despicable acts