royal capital; imperial capital
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
home (of something); place famous for its ...; place of origin; birthplace; morning session; last session in the morning
skilled; skillful; skilful; competent; capable; good
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
careful; elaborate; scrupulous
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
the four elements (earth, water, fire, wind); the human body; Tao, heaven, earth and king
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of
eternal; unlimited; endless
simply; merely; only; solely
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
to build up one's strength; to get stronger; to give (someone) strength; to cheer (someone) up; to encourage (someone)
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
aggression; invasion; raid
pillage; plunder; looting; robbery
sentimental; on an emotional level; in one's heart
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
to gain fame; to make one's name
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
with a shiver (down one's spine); with a sudden chill
to attack; to assault; to assail
to invade; to attack; to breach; to penetrate
locational advantage; advantageous position
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
overestimation; overvaluing
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
nasty; disgusting; detestable; unpleasant; disagreeable; creepy
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
not only ... but also; in addition to; consequently
sorrow; grief; anguish; trouble; affliction; anxiety
to allow; to let (somebody) do; to make (somebody) do
to be mad about; to be hooked on