recovery; rescue; recapture
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
defending to the last; desperate defence; stubborn defence
to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
conquest; domination; mastery
views; opinion; discernment; pride; self-respect
to be surprised; to be astonished
Qiang (Chinese ethnic group)
tribe; clan; (taxonomical) tribe; group (of the periodic table)
Xiongnu (ancient Central Asian nomadic people associated with the Huns)
Xianbei (ancient nomadic tribe of northern Asia)
Wuhuan (proto-Mongolic nomadic people)
battlefield; battleground
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
clean; hygienic; sanitary; pure; virtuous; immaculate
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
agricultural land; farmland
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
moat; fosse; canal; ditch
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
to boil; to be boiling hot; to be on a rolling boil
urine; piss; pee; breaking a contract
to make an onslaught (on); to close in (on)
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till