year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
to do together; to share; to participate in
leader (of an alliance); leading power
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
again; once more; a second time
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
intercept; interception; counter-attack
war; battle; match; game; competition
warp; curvature; curve; arch
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
exile; banishment; eviction; elimination (e.g. of poverty); removal
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
extermination; annihilation
to join hands; to join forces; to work in cooperation; to link up; to partner with
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
allied forces; the Allies (e.g. in WWII)
hostility; antagonism; opposition
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
Cao Cao (155-220), famous statesman and general at the end of Han, noted poet and calligrapher, later warlord, founder and first king of Cao Wei, father of Emperor Cao Pi; the main villain of novel the Romance of Three Kingdoms
school; proof (of a book, document, etc.); counter for proofs
(arch.) inspector (third highest of the four administrative ranks of the ritsuryo system); (noh) old man; white ash (of charcoal)
winning over; placation; gentle persuasion
obedience; submission; resignation
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
forever; endlessly; on and on; meandering; wandering; winding
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
rebuilding; reconstruction; rehabilitation; protoform reconstruction
twice; again; second time