to build up one's strength; to get stronger; to give (someone) strength; to cheer (someone) up; to encourage (someone)
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
work; business; company; study
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
early ripening rice; early-ripening fruit (grain, etc.); person who becomes physically or mentally mature at an early age
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
doing (with resolve); carrying out (e.g. a plan)
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
third day of the month; three days
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
fort; fortress; stronghold; fortification
stone wall; dry wall; rocky cliff; stone precipice
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
one turn; one round; (a) size; to go around; to make a circuit; twelve years
countermeasure; counter-measure
up to now; so far; traditional; conventional; usual
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
old or veteran army general
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
quick-witted; bright; rapid thinking
no sooner ... than ...; hardly ... when ...; as soon as
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
dominion; territory; possession
armed forces; military; troops
second day of the month; two days
other side; opposite side; other party
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
closing; closure; shutdown; lockout
epidemic; plague; pestilence
living necessities; everyday commodities; daily commodities; everyday goods; subsistence goods
almost every day; almost daily
removal (e.g. of a building); dismantling (e.g. a tent); striking (e.g. a stage set); withdrawal (of troops); evacuation; retreating
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances