without leaving any trace
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
indicate reason; infers some protest
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
having not the slightest idea
size; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months; sic bo (Macao dice game)
interest; rights; concession
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
rivalry of local warlords; a number of powerful (talented, influential) persons standing by themselves in a given field
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
the place for; the time for; the level of
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
remnants; survivors; refugees; pocket (of resistance)
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
performance; execution; skill; dexterity; tact
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
one's future; one's fate; one's way; one's path
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
inexcusable; unpardonable; can't be allowed to pass (without comment)
what happens to one today may happen to another tomorrow; misfortunes can happen to anyone
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
stripping (of rights, office, etc.); deprivation; divestiture; forfeit; revocation
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
looking up a word or kanji by its reading (rather than by its radical or stroke count); katakana-hiragana prolonged sound mark
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
if I'm forced to say something; if anything; if I must say; if I must choose