(weather) front; front line; the front; battlefront
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
scheming; planning; maneuvering; manoeuvring; plotting
morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps
serious; severe; grave; acute
to affect; to impact; to influence
household belongings; household possession; furniture and household goods; goods and chattels; home furnishings; household goods
(complete) set; outfit; kit; all; everything
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to go out for a while
(large) gun; cannon; artillery; long-ball hitter; home-run hitter
beginning; start; first moxa treatment
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
calm before the storm; lull before the storm
with a start; with a jump
bombarding; shelling; bombardment
that is to say; so that means
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
nothing but; none other than
inferiority (e.g. numerical); inferior position; disadvantage; unfavorable situation; unfavourable situation
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
to pray; to say a prayer; to say grace; to wish; to hope
from one's home; while sitting at home; without leaving one's house; without moving from one's chair; without taking a step outside
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
decision; determination; resolution
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
watch; guard; lookout; surveillance; watchman; sentinel
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
with a smooth, unhindered motion; speedily and without delay
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
incessant; constant; continuous; perpetual; everlasting
wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war
after a short time; in a short while; a short time later
surrender; capitulation; submission; yield
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
to miss a chance to do; to fail to do
to do with enthusiasm; to be excited to do; to throw oneself into
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
to notify; to advise; (arch.) to know; (arch.) to reign; (arch.) to govern (a country)