surroundings; environs; circumference
annexation; absorption; merger; swallowing up
middle of a field; middle of a country; field of contest
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
that is (to say); namely; precisely; exactly; if one does ..., then; in that case
series of biographies; lives
individual; private person; personal; natural person
what sort of; what kind of; what way
end; conclusion; last; final; once ...; the moment ... (, that's it)
meaning; significance; sense
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
one act (of a play); scene; event
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
highly virtuous monk; monk; Buddhist solitary; Buddhist missionary; saint (i.e. a virtuous person); (arch.) emperor; master
strategist; tactician; schemer
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
claim; demand; charge; application; request; billing (for a service)
military campaign; battle; war
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 ...); (someone's) side
great emperor; ... the Great
bloodsucking; sucking blood
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
public affair; government matter; duke; prince; Sir; Lord