to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
inscrutable stratagem; ingenious scheme
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
at the last moment; this late in the game
choices; alternatives; options
impossible; unlikely; improbable
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
selection; choice; option
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
very; much; greatly; a lot of
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
hostility; antagonism; opposition
camp (supporters of a doctrine, party, etc.); faction (of a party); military camp; encampment; cantonment
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; match; game
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
mainland; the country proper; native country; country where one was born; pure land; Buddha realm
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
territory (of country, feudal domain, etc.); (arch.) counter for suits of clothing, sets of armor, etc.
reverse movement; retrogression; going backwards; retrogradation; retrogression
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
party to welcome (e.g. new employees) and send off (e.g. retiring employees)
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
your Excellency; his Excellency; her Excellency
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me