invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
oppression; suppression; pressure
to set out; to set sail; to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something); to begin to ride; to lean forward
while; even though; despite
Chinese scholar-bureaucrat; Chinese scholar-official
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
powerful family; powerful clan
recommendation; referral; endorsement
military officer; naval officer
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
home area; home town; local
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
military force; military strength
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
Yellow Turban Rebellion (China; 184 CE)
clear; precise; definite; distinct
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to follow (road); to pursue (course); to follow up; to follow (hyperlink)
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole