life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
pirate flag; black flag; Jolly Roger
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
stripping (of rights, office, etc.); deprivation; divestiture; forfeit; revocation
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
pride; boast; credit (to)
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
unity; coherence; consistency; settlement; conclusion; completion
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
these guys; these fellows
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
banzai; hurray; something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration; eternal life and prosperity
to be frank with you; to tell you the truth; I'm going to lay my cards on the table
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
complete defeat; losing all of one's matches; finishing the tournament with no wins
flag; banner (administrative division of Inner Mongolia)
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
transfer (of one's name into another family register); transfer (to another team, company, etc.)
when it becomes; when it comes to
already; now; no longer; not any more
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
scraps of seaweed; death at sea (metaphor)
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine