presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
to be lacking in options; to be too few
national border; provincial border
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
working one's way up; self-made person; veteran
big man; large man; tall man; giant
bold; daring; dauntless; intrepid; stout-hearted
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
particular; special; exceptional; particularly; especially; exceptionally
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
selection (esp. from many people for an important job position); exceptional promotion
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
mainly; chiefly; primarily; for the most part
western part; the west (of a region); the West (United States)
region; limits; stage; level
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
fullness; completion; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion
chief; main; principal; important
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
appropriate (e.g. authorities); concerned; relevant; said; aforementioned; competent
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
killing two birds with one stone; serving two ends
China under the Qing dynasty; Qing China; Qing dynasty
to perform some process; to apply some treatment; to revise; to correct
to one's regret; regrettably; unfortunately; what can be done about ...; ... cannot be helped
country; territory; domain; realm
end; limit; bounds; extremity; result; fate
virtually nonexistent; negligible; absolutely useless