remote countryside; boondocks; the sticks
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
scoundrel; rascal; villain
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
because of; owing to; due to
day after day; day by day
to repeat; to do something over again
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly
begging for one's life; pleading for one's life
how many years; how long; what year
to become a (bad) habit; to get accustomed to
unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient
killing a passerby in order to test a new sword
subjugation (using military force); suppression; subduing
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
one class; one set; a pair; a suite; a series
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
meaning; significance; sense
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
palm (of one's hand); skill; (in one's) grip; (under one's) control; one's (concealed) intentions; one's cards
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
great emperor; ... the Great
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
Qin Shi Huang (259 BCE-210 BCE), first emperor of unified China; Shihuangdi
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
guard; protector; defensive armament; personal armor (armour)
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
immortal; undying; indestructible
wisdom; intelligence; intellect
concentration (of efforts, forces, etc.); gathering together; regimentation; marshalling; mobilization
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent