discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
calamity; disaster; accident
to rub on; to rub against; to wipe on; to lay the blame on
abstention; nonintervention; noninterference
to turn against; to become an enemy
perfect; complete; flawless
to be lacking a trump card; to be lacking conclusive evidence
ongoing; in progress; afoot
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
Shangdi (supreme deity in ancient Chinese religion); God; Shakra (king of heaven in Hindu mythology); Indra
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
town; city; municipal; urban
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
affiliated with; under jurisdiction of; under the umbrella
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
destructive blast; blowing up; explosion
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
to do whatever it takes; to use every trick in the book; to use any means; to stop at nothing
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
mechanism; mechanical parts; jack-in-the-box
embezzlement; fraudulent use; plagiarism; appropriation
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
technical prowess; technical ability; technical finesse; technological prowess; technological capabilities
financial muscle; economic clout
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
crossing; passage; importing; import; wandering; wanderer; migration
possibly; by some possibility; perhaps
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
very short and stout; small but quite wide around