to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
complete defeat; utter defeat; annihilation; to be completely defeated; to be beaten hollow
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
unhurt; uninjured; flawless (e.g. gem); unblemished; spotless (e.g. reputation); faultless (e.g. performance)
reason for being; raison d'être
subjugation (using military force); suppression; subduing
to turn against; to become an enemy
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
interest; rights; concession
interior; inside; internal
to raise someone's position; to raise someone's standing
most part; greater part; majority
flag; banner (administrative division of Inner Mongolia)
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
fierce battle; hard-fought battle; hot contest; severe fight
inevitable; necessary; foregone; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
riches; wealth; resources; lottery
to govern; to manage; to subdue
national border; provincial border
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
colluding; complicity; liaison; compromise; giving in
to clear; to make clear; to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to look demure; to look prim
orthodoxy; (Greek) orthodox church
party; set; gang; company; person
to hate each other; to hate mutually
turning over while sleeping in bed; betrayal; double-crossing
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
to side with the winner; to ride (someone's) coattails; to get on the bandwagon
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
cannot do without something; indispensable; absolutely necessary; have to do
feelings; thoughts; meaning
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
personage; person (deserving of respect)
showing no fear, even of God
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)