to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
human intellect; knowledge
to enter; to go into; to meddle (in); to interfere (in); to go deeply (into an issue); to delve deeper (into)
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
warfare; the maelstrom of war; disorder brought about by war
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
audience with someone of high rank (e.g. the emperor)
human nature; human heart; public feeling; people's sentiments; consciousness; awareness
to vitalize (e.g. an industry); to invigorate; to energize; to establish (e.g. a company); to build up; to set up
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
influence; power; might; influence (of stones)
expansion; extension; magnification; enlargement; escalation; spread
unity; consolidation; uniformity; unification; compatible
birth (of a person); nativity; creation; formation; one's first birthday
makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament
to take over (someone's duties, business, etc.); to inherit; to succeed to; to hand over
at first; in the beginning; originally
nowadays; in this day and age
to spread; to be propagated
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
outrageous lie; outright lie
existing (between); interposition; intervention; involvement
artificiality; pretence; contrived act; commission (of a crime); feasance
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
this (very thing); this precisely
fragment; scrap; piece; shred
the mere shadow of one's former self; the ruin of what one once was
space; room; unused land; room (for reconsideration, doubt, etc.); leeway; margin
charred; burnt black; scorched black
to be based (on); to be founded (on); to be grounded (on); to be due to; to come (from); to arise (from)
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
beyond human understanding
to make one's own; to take possession of
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
Lord; Highness; (arch.) you
blood vessel; blood relationship
mockery; derision; ridicule
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
certain; definite; clear; credible