卧 wò verb, to lie down
薪 xīn noun, fire woods
尝 cháng verb, to taste
胆 dǎn noun, gallbladder
长江 chángjiāng noun, the Yangtze River
下游 xiàyóu noun phrase, downstream
征服 zhēngfú verb, to conquer
对方 duìfāng noun, the other side
强大 qiángdà adj, powerful; strong
会稽 kuàijī noun, a place in Zhejiang provice (near Shaoxing city of today)
战 zhàn noun, warfare
败仗 bàizhàng noun phrase, a battle in which one loses
胜仗 shèngzhàng noun phrase, a battle in which one wins
万般无奈 wànbān wúnài chengyu, helpless; there is nothing that one can do
派 pài verb, to send; to assign
求和 qiú hé verb, to sue for peace
表示 biǎoshì verb, to express that...
愿意 yuànyì adj, be willing to...
奴仆 núpú noun, slave(s)
谋臣 móuchén noun, counselors; strategists
纷纷 fēnfēn adv, one after another
要求 yāoqiú verb, to ask; to request
灭（掉）miè (diào) verb(phrase), to kill; to eliminate
免除 miǎnchú verb, to get rid of; to stop
后患 hòuhuàn noun, future trouble
骄傲 jiāo'ào adj, proud
建议 jiànyì noun, suggestion; proposal
夫妇 fūfù noun, married couple
粗布 cūbù noun, coarse cloth
舂米 chōngmǐ verb phrase, to husk rice with mortar and pestle
推 tuī verb, to push
磨 mò noun, millstone
受 shòu verb, to suffer
尽 jìn adj, enough
屈辱 qūrǔ noun, humiliation
整整 zhěngzhěng adj, exact; full-lengthed
时刻 shíkè noun, moment; every moment
报仇雪恨 bàochóuxuěhèn chengyu, to take one's revenge
亲自 qīnzì adv, personally; in person
耕种 gēngzhòng verb, to plant; to cultivate
柴草 cháicáo noun, firewoods
苦 kǔ adj, bitter
提醒 tíxǐng verb, to remind
耻辱 chǐrǔ noun, shame
转弱为强 zhuǎnruòwéiqiáng chengyu, to become strong; go from weak to strong
奇兵 qíbīng noun phrase, an army suddenly appearing from nowhere; an ingenious military move