to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
within the year; before the year is out
interception (email); wiretap; bug
pressing; urging; demanding; demand
departure time; starting time
to blink (one's eyes) repeatedly
dead tree; withered tree; leafless tree; bare tree
to strain one's eyes; to stare
visual confirmation; sighting
to make trouble; to rock the boat; to make waves; to aggravate a situation
to look slightly doubtful; to look puzzled; (lit.) to bend one's head slightly to one side
inheritance; something given or received
virtuous mind; good intentions; good will; positive mindset; bona fides; good faith
the Emperor's person or presence
father and child; father and son; father and daughter
wild beast; wild animal; brute
unattractive; ugly; unstylish; uncool
to be awash with; to teem with; to be full of
a touch (of sadness, unease, etc.); a tinge (of); a hint (of); a smear (of paint, ink, etc.); one stroke (of a brush)
to fit (inside something)
to affect; to impact; to influence
to withdraw; to abandon (e.g. a lawsuit)
disabling; invalidation; nullification; vitiation
to cross (e.g. road); to traverse
to put someone to work; to make someone work
revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance
to take up one's residence
lack of individuality or personality
running errands (for someone else); errand boy; gofer; dogsbody
remote place; backcountry; the sticks; hinterland
unconfirmed; indeterminate; undetermined; uncertain; undecided; unsettled
to claim victims; to leave casualties
to instruct; to tell to do; to ask to do; to order
dialogue; conversation; talk; discussion; communication
to pop off; to pop out; to fly off; to shoot off; to burst open
temporary; transient; trifling; trivial; careless; perfunctory
to gain a reputation; to make oneself famous
(relative) merits; superiority or inferiority; quality