profound; deep; grave; solid; dignified; stately
black; black stone; guilt; guilty person
iron (Fe); steel; iron (will, discipline, lady, etc.); railway; railway enthusiast
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
rule; domination; direction; management; control (of one's destiny, public opinion, etc.); governing
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
royal capital; imperial capital
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
several hundred; hundreds (of)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to live; to reside; to inhabit
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
absolutely (ought to); by all means; all; entirely
tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet
to make an onslaught (on); to close in (on)
foreign enemy; outside invader
strong pressure; heavy pressure
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to be disheartened; to lose heart; to be sprained; to be snapped; to be broken
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
exactly; just; right (when); just (as); just (about to); on the point of
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting (a difficulty); overcoming; exceeding; passing
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at)
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
even; even if ...; even though ...; because ...; as ...; with the purpose of ...
defense; defence; defensive preparations
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
within the country; inside the county; domestic; home; internal