in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
design (on a banner); emblem (on a flag); insignia; banner (e.g. of democracy); slogan; cause
to carry something out of a place; to elevate (someone) to a high position; to convince someone to accept a post (esp. through flattery); to mention something; to broach a topic
(abstract) symbol; emblem; representation
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
if I'm forced to say something; if anything; if I must say; if I must choose
maintenance; preservation; improvement
to exterminate; to eradicate; to wipe out; to let (fire) go out; to let die (e.g. flowers); to run out of
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
rising; developing; emergent; burgeoning; new
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
right of control; supremacy; sovereignty
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
leading aristocrat; great house; grand seigneur; boyar
Mars (Roman god); Mars (planet)
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
son of a distinguished family; son of a noble
decider; person who decides; deciding factor; clincher; trump card
flag; banner (administrative division of Inner Mongolia)
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
for example; for instance; e.g.
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
overthrow; defeat; bringing down; knockdown
vanguard; advance-guard point; advance detachment; vanguard; pioneer; avant-garde
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
to want something desperately; to want something (so badly one can taste it)
illegitimate child (usu. of a nobleman)
to get hold of; to take possession of; to seize
negotiations; discussions; connection
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
one's own child; one's own children