steady advance; carrying all before one
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
one-eyed; first (in a series); initial
home country; one's own country; suzerain country (from the perspective of the vassal state); colonizing country; country of one's ancestors; this country
considerably; greatly; a lot
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
stubborn; dogged; persistent; tough; sturdy; hardy
aggression; invasion; raid
country; territory; domain; realm
above-mentioned; above-named; above
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
royal capital; imperial capital
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
neighbouring country; neighboring country; adjacent country
various kings; unproclaimed son of the imperial family
conclusion; execution (of a contract); entering (into treaty); fastening (as in a joint)
neighboring countries; surrounding countries
successively; one after another
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
joint struggle; common (united) front
to join forces; to cooperate
living thing; living creature; animal; life
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
after that; afterwards; thereafter
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
to hold out; to extend (e.g. one's hands); to thrust (javelin); to offer (e.g. aid, help, etc.)
whole year; all year round; always; all the time; during an era; middle class (of a nursery school, etc.)
discord; breaking up (e.g. friendship)
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
impossible; unlikely; improbable
coolie; laborer; labourer; carrier
engineer; technical expert; technician; craftsperson
to collect; to assemble; to gather