to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize
evasion; excuse; subterfuge; runaround
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
suspicious behavior; acting suspiciously
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
such ... as; or some such
lack of ability; inadequacy; (being) out of one's depth
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
demolition; taking down; dissolution (of an organization, company, etc.); breaking up; dissection (of a body); dismemberment
branch family; cadet family; establishing a branch family
power; authority; jurisdiction
to take the blame; to take responsibility; to assume liability; to bear the burden
territory (of country, feudal domain, etc.); (arch.) counter for suits of clothing, sets of armor, etc.
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
national border; provincial border
twentieth day of the month; twenty days
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
abundant; plentiful; rich; ample
neighbouring country; neighboring country; adjacent country
skirmish; brush (with the enemy); small fight with a military enemy; squabble; quarrel; brief argument
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
demotion; relegation; reduction in rank; degradation; downward move
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
size; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months; sic bo (Macao dice game)
quarrel; dispute; argument
rather; better; instead; if anything
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
please; somehow or other; one way or another
to meet fortuitously (e.g. running into an old friend); to meet by chance; to happen across
to ask after (someone's health); to visit; to attack; to strike; to meet with misfortune