(of military personnel or athletes) to retire from active service or professional sports

military campaign

to perform military service or be on active duty

currently active as a professional athlete or player rather than retired

to enslave

short-term criminal detention

to serve in the army

bailiff of a yamen (government office in feudal China)

physical labor or work performed by draft animals

a low-ranking official or runner in a feudal government office (yamen)

a form of unpaid, unfree labor, often required by a state or feudal lord for public works

Huaihai Campaign (Nov 1948-Jan 1949), one of the three major campaigns by the People's Liberation Army near the end of the Chinese Civil War, considered the determining battle of the war

miscellaneous chores or unskilled labor

unpaid labor service required by the state or a feudal lord

to accomplish the whole task at one stroke

Liaoshen Campaign (Sep-Nov 1948), the first of the three major campaigns by the People's Liberation Army near the end of the Chinese Civil War

to put to work or make use of for labor, especially in reference to servants or animals

the causative form of verbs, particularly in the grammar of languages like Japanese or Korean

The Pingjin Campaign (Nov 1948-Jan 1949), one of the three major campaigns by the People's Liberation Army near the end of the Chinese Civil War.

forced labor or statute labor required by the government or state

An animal kept for labor, such as pulling heavy loads or plowing fields; a beast of burden.

to order someone about or force them into labor

Battle of Britain (Jul-Oct 1940)

Battle of Midway, June 1942

Battle of Mt Mengliang in Shandong (1947) between the Nationalists and Communists

Animals used for labor, such as pulling heavy loads or performing agricultural work.

males of military age eligible for or subject to compulsory service

Decisive battle of WWII (1942-1943) where Soviet forces defeated the German army at Stalingrad, marking a major turning point in the war.

Battle of Guadalcanal (August 1942 – February 1943), a pivotal campaign in the Pacific Theater of World War II

farm work

civil war between successors of the first Ming Emperor (1399–1402)

reserve troops; military reservist

one person performing two tasks or roles simultaneously