whether one wants to or not; without choice
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
bet; wager; stake; gamble
to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse
pleasant (of a sensation); comfortable; cheerful; happy; smooth (of function); working well
downward adjustment; downward revision
now that you say that; now that you mention it
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
to rise (suddenly) in the world (to a higher position)
Minister of Justice (Zhou dynasty China)
post; official position; managerial position; executive position
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
distinguished family; good family; great master; expert; Meika; kuge family class ranking above Hanke and below Urinke
disagreeable; unpleasant; adverse; unsympathetic
control; management; supervision
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
to incur someone's enmity
malicious gossip; backbiting; speaking ill behind someone's back
open; public; official; overt
condolence call; visiting a bereaved family to offer condolences
desolate (e.g. plains); ruined
community; circles; kingdom; erathem; field (electrical); border
struggle (for); scramble; contest
bloody; gory; covered in blood; desperate; frantic
troubled times; turbulent times
expansion; extension; elongation; stretching
major powers of the world; great powers
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
to be degraded; to come down in the world; to lose status; to be ruined; to fall low
a handful (of); small amount (of); small number (of); trouncing; crushing
vagrancy; wandering; nomadism
to search for; to seek for; to look for
large bird; peng (giant bird said to transform from a fish); fenghuang (Chinese phoenix)
launching out (e.g. into a career); embarking upon (something); doing with great ambition
plan; scheme; stratagem; trick; trap; plot
diplomacy; selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing
affiliated with; under jurisdiction of; under the umbrella
all sorts of; various; miscellaneous; motley
ability; capability; skill
start of a war; beginning of hostilities