flattery; cajolery; flirtation
running away from home; elopement; (arch.) outing; (arch.) going out; (arch.) becoming a Buddhist monk; (arch.) entering the priesthood
marriage of convenience; marriage for political reasons
necessities of life (food, clothing and shelter)
holding one's ground; defending local authority
friendly relations; social relations; social life
messenger; envoy; emissary
great emperor; ... the Great
national border; provincial border
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
steep mountain; craggy mountain
strategist; tactician; schemer
military forces; hosts; troops
design (on a banner); emblem (on a flag); insignia; banner (e.g. of democracy); slogan; cause
every place; various places
recovery; rescue; recapture
dominion; territory; possession
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competiton in which there are several evenly-matched participants; hotly-contested game (match, market, etc.)
peace and tranquillity; halcyon times of peace; peaceful world
personal affair; one's own affair
to leave to one's imagination
unreasonable idea; illogical plan; illogical move (in shogi or go)
outside order; outsourcing; custom (manufacture)
deadline; closing; cofferdam; closed (door, window, etc.)
to act tough; to act bad; to act worse than one really is
amusing; funny; interesting
filling; packing material; stuffing; padding
short short (story); flash fiction
untitled; titleless; without a title; no subject (email)
one after another; in rapid succession