to be ruined; to go under; to perish; to be destroyed
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
to pile up; to stack up; to accumulate
moving about; stirring about
to clear away; to remove; to demolish
construction; establishment
town; city; municipal; urban
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
all over the country; everywhere in the country; throughout the nation
(political) power; authority; influence
to exert (influence); to exercise; to cause (e.g. damage); to do (e.g. harm); to bring about (e.g. benefits); to extend
to encamp; to take up a position
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stretch over; to span; to bridge
the greater embraces the less; better too big than too small
if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything
equilibrium; good balance; poise
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman (aristocrat, etc.); (arch.) consort of the emperor
performance of one's official duties
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
treason; treachery; mutiny; rebellion; insurrection
to commit a crime; to commit a sin
to remake; to remold; to remould; to convert; to reconstruct; to adapt
to affect; to impact; to influence
to serve; to work for; to attend
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
conviction; belief; confidence
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
to be delirious with fever; to have a feverish dream; (fig.) to be crazy about something
to bring someone happiness; to make someone happy
prospects of victory; chances of success
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very