serious; severe; grave; acute
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
to sleep in peace; to sleep without fear
to settle down; to stay (for good); to stay long; to stay on
pushing something out; extrusion; presence; appearance; run walked in; pushing one's opponent out by pressing one's hands up against them
long metal chopsticks (for handling charcoal, esp. in a brazier); fire tongs
military campaign; battle; war
of course; certainly; naturally
current administration; present government
seamanship; (the art of) navigation
civilian in military employ
to accord someone every courtesy
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
not necessarily so; is not always true
northwestern part; the northwest
successive generations; successive emperors
source of worry; source of distress
on the least pretext; at the drop of a hat
to well up; to burst; to arise
enterprising; go-ahead; progressive
to harvest; to reap; to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. idea); to accept (e.g. advice)
quickly and skillfully; to the point; succinctly; concisely
self-government; autonomous government; devolved government (e.g. in the UK)
at that time; in those days
to launch; to shoot up; (of waves) to dash; to wash up (ashore); to finish (e.g. a theater run, sumo tournament); to close
serious wound; serious injury
to escape death; to be saved from death
there being no use in arguing (about it)