adjacency; contiguity; being adjoined
discipline; punishment; reprimand
surrender; capitulation; submission; yield
southern part; the south (of a region)
narrow; small; confined; narrow-minded; intolerant
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
sudden; lightning; immediate; shocking
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
military force; force of arms; strength of an army
steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy
to shave off; to scrape off
country; territory; domain; realm
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
town; city; municipal; urban
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
fleeing from one's country; seeking asylum; defection; emigration (for political reasons); (going into) exile; becoming a (political) refugee
rather than; more ... than ...
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
subordination; dependency
head temple of a Buddhist sect; headquarters (of an organization); head of operations; nerve center
proposal; offer; report; proposition; notice; request
to make an enemy (of); to turn (someone) into an enemy; to antagonize
good policy; wise policy; best plan
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
in the meanwhile; during the time
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (a burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
war renunciation; anti-war; bout cancelled due to absence of one of the wrestlers
arrangement; pact; agreement
establishment; founding; setting (a record)
in succession; one by one
order of chivalry; chivalric order
opportunity; chance; trigger; cause
to open hostilities; to take up arms (against)
victory; triumph; win; conquest; success
difficult voyage; stormy passage; hard flight; rough going; running into trouble; proceeding with difficulty