(literary) they

to let someone know something / to notify, to report, to inform, to give notice

smoke signal, skyrocket, signal fire

getting closer, approaching

approach; getting closer; drawing nearer; gaining on; closing in on; moving towards; bearing down on

to raise / to increase / to lift / to improve / to elevate / to promote / to advance /

an enemy / revenge, vengeance / opponent (of the game or conflict) / (archaic, obsolete) marriage partner

an enemy / an opponent, a competitor / (historical) the other party in a lawsuit / 的: (historical) in the red-light district, a term of reference used between prostitutes and customers

的: (historical) (by extension from the red-light district usage) term of third-person reference: that guy, that one

(used after an adjective in the te-form) unbearable / unable to lose to; no match for