command; direction; supervision; conducting (an orchestra, choir, etc.)
war situation; progress of a battle
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
fighting a good fight; putting up a good fight; fighting bravely
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
military forces; army; troops; number of soldiers
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
to take the lead; to lead a group; to be in the vanguard
brave; courageous; gallant; valiant; heroic
fierce battle; hard-fought battle; hot contest; severe fight
to follow; to come after; to come next (to); to rank next (to); to rank second (to)
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
equal; identical; the same; no different (from); just like; equivalent
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
to decline (of morals, character, etc.); to become vulgar (e.g. of a conversation); to stoop (to); to be ruined; to go under; to fall (into hell)
to sink; to go down; to pass away; to die; to disappear; to vanish
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
in the ground; in the earth; underground; subterranean
to seal (e.g. a letter); to prevent (e.g. movement); to forbid; to block (e.g. speech)
to break (into pieces); to smash; to shatter (someone's hopes, confidence, etc.); to crush; to simplify; to make easy to understand
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
to revere; to respect; to worship
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
being rampant; domination
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
here and there; everywhere
confluence (of rivers); flowing together; joining; joining (of people, groups, parties, etc.); union; linking up
revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (of China; 9-23 CE)
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
sublime; noble; high-minded
to cross; to intersect; to associate with; to mingle with; to have a sexual relationship; to copulate
robust; fit and healthy; strong; sturdy