The Art Of War

Dismayed is kecewa

It was in the spring of the year 1894 that all London was interested, and the fashionable world dismayed by the murder of

Commence is bermula 

The story commences

Astir is bangun tidur

All the world is awake and astir 

Commoner is a person who is not born into a position of high social rank

The princess' children have no titles because their father is a commoner

Devotee is a person who strongly admires a particular person

He is a great devotee of Lady Gaga

Glimpse is sepintas lalu or to see sth/someone for a short time

We glimpsed the garden from  the window of the car

Mufti is pakaian biasa bagi orang yg selalu pakai uniform/ ordinary clothes worn by ppl who usually wear uniform

The admiral arrives in mufti

Sane is having healthy mind or tak sakit

The only thing that keeps me sane after a hard day in the class is jogging 

Loafer is a type of leather shoe

He is wearing a pair of loafer

Loafer is also known as lazy person

Jimbo is an idle loafer

Idle is lazy

He is just bone lazy(very lazy)

Zealously is showing zeal

The country was extremely zealous

Melancholy is a feeling of pensive sadness

A shade of melancholy gathering on his face

Pasture is an area covered with grass

Brien has two sheep that can eat his pasture in 10 days

Excursion is a short trip 

We went on an excursion to centre of the earth yesterday

Forcible is an act done by force

Forcible entry into the house

Magnanimous is very forgiving or generous

Miss Jo was magnanimous towards her students

Oblivion is the state of being forgotten

His death was buried in oblivion

Miserable is sedih dan tidak gembira

Their happiness made wan even more miserable

Dread is great fear or apprehension

I dread to think what Hussel will say

Appalling is horror atau teruk

I watched a movie with my girlfriend but she didnt like it because the movie was appalling

Fiddlestick is sikit pun/ a bit

I dont care a fiddlestick about them

Alight is to settle or stay after descending

The birds alighted on the tree

Evanesce is hilang or to disappear gradually

She might evanesce at any moment

Pluvial is rainy

The geologist predicted that tomorrow will be a pluvial day

Halberd is a combined spear

He sets up the halberd and battleaxes in order to begin the war

Assented is an expression of approval and agreement

"When i say hey you must lift your hands up okay",said mayor and the girl assented

Bade is past of bid

He then bade them all would drink the milo in two seconds

Concubine is a woman who lives with a man but has lower status than a wife

Adriyana is one of the king's favourite concubines

Affirmative is agreeing with a statement or a request

He accepted her reply as an affirmative

Peruse is read

He has spent countless hours in libraries perusing art history books and catalogues

Whereupon is which

He qualified in February,whereupon he was promoted to be a sergeant

Executed is carry out or carry out in a sentence of death

His princess was about to be executed

Savor is taste(good food or drink) and enjoy it conpletely

Our food and drinks will lose their savor

Commission is a command

Amit received king's commission to be the general

Commission is also a group of people officially charged in a function

The United Nation High Commission for refugees

Venture is dare to do sth or go somewhere that may be dangerous

She ventured out into the blizzard

Utter is making sound or say sth aloud

He uttered an exasperated  snort

Sovereign noun is a supreme ruler or a monarch or ultimate power

They must do what their sovereign desire

Sovereign adjective is very effective

A sovereign remedy for all ills

Bid is an offer for sth especially at an auction

The king bids that the slaves won't disobey 

Cease is bring or come to an end or hentikan

Let our general cease the drilling and return to the camp

Inspect is look at sth closely

The sergeant inspect his troops

Fond is affectionate or loving 

The king is only fond of words and cannot expressed it through deeds

Appointed is assign a job

They appointed her as personnel manager

Biography is an account of someone's life written by someone else

The king's biography is written by Paolo

Descendant is a person,plant or animal that is descended from a particular ancestor

He proceeds to give a biography of his descendant who had died last year

Ancestor is a person typically one more remote than a parent

His ancestor gives him the sacred invisible ring because he is the eldest of them all

Bestow is to present a gift

The trophy was bestowed upon the winner

Wanke was the nickname bestowed on him

Treacherous is deceptive, untrustworthy or dangerous

The admiral was in doubt of his treacherous rival as he was once betrayed by his brother

Rival is a person who is competing for the same goal

Arthur begins the war without rivals

Reign is to hold royal office or to he the best or important in a particular area

Queen Elizabeth reigns over the UK

In the third year of his reign, Tsun Szu....

Meditating is think deeply or focus on one's mind for a period of time

He meditates for the whole day to release his stress

Grasp is to hold or grip

He grasps the rope firmly

Grasping is also greedy

The rumprlstiltskin is grasping and greedy

Covetous is showing a great desire to possess something

Chu is grasping and covetous

Grudge is a feeling of ill and resentment  

Tang and ting both have grudge against the king

Pitched is to set up

He needs to beat the great Azuma in a pitched up battle

Arose is to get up from sitting or to move forward

The number of soldier arose

Personage is a character of importance

World has no doubt of Sun Wu as an historical personage

Contemporaries is a person of the same age as another

He had previously lived a retired life, and his contemporaries were unaware of his abilities

Perversity is persistent or obstinate on what is wrong/rejecting what is right

When the sovereign and ministers show perversity of mind, it is impossible for Sun Tzu to encounter the foe

Foe is a person who feels enmity,hatred or malice towards another

Even though he is my friend but he is also my political foe

Miscellaneous is element of different kinds

He spent the rest of his salary on miscellaneous expenses

Inarticulated is cant utter a word or speechless

Syahir was inarticulated as he was scolded by his father

Hitherto is until now

His pictures in instagram are genuine as hitherto no doubt has been cast upon him

Latter is last mentioned or at the end of the year

The project had low cash flow in its latter year

Fomented is to investigate 

His action of rebellion  was being fomented by the kindred of Hu

 Kindred is relationship by blood or similar in kind

He was caught by the kindred if King Luter

Chronological is relating to the time and date sequence

The entries are in chronological order

Whence  is from what place

Whence did you come is correct 

From whence did you come is considered as redundant

Tempted is to attract strongly

The offer tempts me

Morale emotional or mental condition with respect to confidence

Admiral drained the morale of his troop

Accord is to agree

The Moral Law causes the people to be in complete accord with their sovereign

Dismay is to break down the courage completely 

They will follow him regardless of their lives, undismayed by any danger

Wavering is to become unsteady or to show doubt

When she heard the news her courage wavered

Comprises is consist of

The school editorial board comprises journalist,editor and photographer

Cardinal is the prime importance

The five cardinal virtues of Chinese

Virtues is excellence

Virtue is also virginity

To lose one's virtue

Marshalling is to place in proper desired order

King doesn't know how to marshal a battle

Subdivide is to divide that has already been divided into smaller parts

Merlin arranged the army in proper subdivision

Deliberation is a careful consideration before decision 

Therefore,in your deliberation,let them be made the basis of comparison

Rigorously is exact or accurate or precise

Tsun Szu discipline is the most rigorously enforced

Disciplinarian is the person who enforces or advocates discipline

He was a strict disciplinarian once

Accordance is agreement

In accordance with the regulation

Curt is rudely brief in speech

His comment on the present passage is characteristically curt

Mustering is to assemble troops

The officers will be so nervous when mustering for battle

Muster is also to gather

He mustered all of his strength

Constancy is the quality of being unchanging or unwavering as purpose love or loyalty

His army has the greatest constancy

Certainty is the state of being free from doubt

I suspect it but i don't know for a certainty

Merit is the quality of being particularly good or worthy
The book"s only merit is its sincerity

Misdeed is a wicked or illegal act
Merit will be rewarded and misdeeds summarily punished

Forecast is predict or estimate a future event or trend
I can forecast victory or defeat

Hearkens is to listen
He hearkens to Thomas" words of wisdom

Treatise is a written work dealing formally and systematically
Sun Tzu's treatise was composed expressly

Avail is use or take advantage of an opportuity\
My daughter did not avail herself of my advice
The dark and narrow hiding place did not avail to save the fugitives

Counsel is to give advice to someone
he was counseled by his supporters to return to Germany

Warfare is armed conflict between two massed enemies
the army must be guided to win in actual warfare

Cavalry is soldier who fought on horseback(in the past
Cavalry is soldiers who fight in armored vehicles
Lord Umbridge was commanding the cavalry to go to the Lake Washington

Morrow is the following day or near future
His plan and calculation are for the morrow

Deception is the action of deceiving someone
All warfare is based on deception

Pithy is concise and forcefully expressive
The truth of this pithy and profound saying  will be admitted by every soldier

Profound is the state of very intense
Profound is also a subject is having or showing great knowledge or insight
A profound philosopher

Entice is attract or tempt by offering or advantage
A show that should entice a new audience into the theater
The whole purpose of bribe is to entice governments to act against the public interest

Feign is to pretend to be affected by(a feeling,state or injury)/invent a story
She feigned nervousness

Choleric is bad-tempered or irritable
If your opponent is of choleric temper,seek to irritate him. Pretend to be weak that he may grow arrogant.

Adversary is opponent
Davis beats his old adversary in the quarterfinals

Immobility is not moving or mitionless
She sat immobile for a long time

Pouncing is spring or swoop suddenly so as to attack or seize someone to catch prey
Pounce also means notice and take swift ad eager advantage of a mistake,remark, or sign of weakness
She looked like a vulture waiting to pounce
Reporters who are just eager to pounce on a gaffe as on a significant news story

Gaffe is a social blunder, faux pas

Blunder is a gross,stupid, or careless mistake
That is your second blunder this morning

Vulture is a person or thing that preys,especially greedily or unscrupulously

Unscrupulously is not punctiliously or minutely careful,precise or exact

Tire is exhaust the patience or interest
Waiting for the enemy tire himself out

Lure is tempting to attract sth
The lure of a better-paid job
The child was lured to the car but managed to escape

Plausible is seeming reasonable
It seems plausible that one or two things may happen

Divulged is make known of sensitive information
I am too much of a gentleman to divulge her age

Ere is before in time

I was driven for some half mile ere we stopped
He died ere the battle is fought

Foresee is be aware of beforehand,predict.
It is impossible to foresee how life will work out

Swift is happening quickly or promptly
A remarkable swift recovery

Promptly is quick or alert/ ready in action/without delay

Mail-clad is mail cloth
A hundred mail-clad soldiers

Probable is

1. person who is likely to become or do sth
2. the case or to happen
This war seems to be hardly probable
Mior and Afiq are probables

Battalion is a large body of troops ready for battle
The whole army would be divided up into a thousand battalions

Provision is 

1. a clause in a legal instrument, a law, etc., providing for a particular matter; stipulation; proviso.

2. a supply of something

Ardor is a great warmth of feeling; fervor; passion: She spoke persuasively and with ardor

Protracted is to draw out or lengthen, especially in time; extend the duration of; prolong.

Damped is

1.  unenthusiastic; dejected; depressed: The welcoming committee gave them a rather damp reception.

2. wet; damp clothes

Strain is

1. to draw tight or taut, especially to the utmost tension; stretch to the full: to strain a rope. 

2. to pour liquid through a filter

Extremity is 

1. the terminal point, limit, or part of something. 

2. extremities. the end part limb, as a hand or foot: to experience cold in one's extremities.

Avert is 

1. to turn away or aside: to avert one's eyes.
2. to ward off; prevent: to avert evil; to avert an accident.

Ensue is 

1. to follow in order; come afterward, especially in immediate succession: As the days ensued, he recovered his strength.
2. to follow as a consequence; result: When those two friends meet, a battle of wits ensues.

Haste is

1. swiftness of motion; speed; celerity: He performed his task with great haste. They felt the need for haste.
2. urgent need of quick action; a hurry or rush: to be in haste to get ahead in the world.
3. unnecessarily quick action; thoughtless, rash, or undue speed: Haste makes waste.

Exchequer is ( often initial capital letter ) the governmental department in charge of the public revenues

Insures is to guarantee against loss or harm

Ingenious is characterized by cleverness or originality of invention or construction: an ingenious machine.

Injudicious is showing lack of judgment; unwise; imprudent; indiscreet: an injudicious decision.

Tardiness is

1. late; behind time; not on time: How tardy were you today?
2. moving or acting slowly; slow; sluggish. 
3. delaying through reluctance.

Impoverishment 

1. to reduce to poverty: a country impoverished by war.
2. to make poor in quality, productiveness, etc.; exhaust the strength or richness of: Bad farming practices impoverished the soil.

Poverty the state or condition of having little or no money, goods, or means of support; condition of being poor.

Moot open to discussion or debate; debatable; doubtful: a moot point

Reversal is an act or instance of reversing

Presumption is an assumption, often not fully established, that is taken for granted in some piece of reasoning.

Acquainted brought into social contact; made familiar: people acquainted through mutual friends.

Frontier 

1. the part of a country that borders another country; boundary; border. 
2. the land or territory that forms the furthest extent of a country's settled or inhabited regions. 

Audacious is 

1. extremely bold or daring; recklessly brave; fearless: an audacious explorer.
2. extremely original; without restriction to prior ideas; highly inventive: an audacious vision of the city's bright future.

Superiority is the quality or condition of being superior