ordinary; average; run-of-the-mill
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
to shelter (e.g. a fugitive); to harbour; to harbor; to hide; to give refuge to
Wuhuan (proto-Mongolic nomadic people)
precarious situation; precarious state
knowing; (an) acquaintance
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically
four generations; fourth generation immigrant; yonsei; the fourth (e.g. George IV)
three lords (highest ranking officials in the old Imperial Chinese or Japanese governments)
generation; the world; the age
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
pride of place; most prominent; top-ranking
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
blood vessel; blood relationship
different (quality, nature); heterogeneous
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
cunning and wickedness; cunning and wicked person
male; man; excellence; greatness; best (of)
brilliant; radiant; bright; sparkling
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
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)
all-purpose; utility; universal; all-powerful; almighty; omnipotent
lucky adventurer; adventurer who takes advantage of troubled times; soldier of fortune
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
fateful; decisive (e.g. war)
disappointment; despair; despondency; broken heart; adversity
to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public
to lay aside; to set aside
outbreak (e.g. of war); outburst; sudden occurrence
inheritance dispute; succession dispute
factional dispute; factional strife; rivalry between factions
bog; marsh; swamp; quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
(weather) front; front line; forward area; action zone