to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life
on countless occasions; many a time
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
to get tired of waiting; to grow impatient
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
one's physical safety; personal security
physical condition; state of health
as (for); for; in the capacity of
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
ratio; proportion; match; equal; explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing); Philippines
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
to bear; to stand; to endure; to put up with
to take off; to jump; to take the plunge; to decide; to step out of the ring
intricate workmanship; delicate handiwork; cheap trick; petty trick; obvious stratagem
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
never (even in error); never, ever; never, no matter what happens; by no means
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
revealing (information, a secret, etc.); disclosure; telling; letting out
out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent
injustice; impropriety; unreasonableness; undeserved; unfair; invalid
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
annexation; merger; swallowing up
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
to fall into someone's hands; to pass into another's possession
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
surrounding countries; neighboring countries; neighbouring countries
to attack and overthrow; to utterly destroy
matter of time; question of time
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
to raise (hoist) a flag; to raise an army; to start a new business
to look around; to survey
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
smoothly; swimmingly; forthrightly; without hesitation
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
adjacency; contiguity; being adjoined
wing; Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (arch.) counter for birds or bird wings
country; territory; domain; realm