Qin dynasty (of China; 221-207 BCE); Ch'in dynasty
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
specialization; specialisation
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
square kilometer; square kilometre
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
under the control (of); under the dominion (of)
literally; to the letter; literal
to repaint; to paint again; to paint (a different colour); to change completely; to break (a record); to redraw (e.g. the map)
birth (of a person); nativity; creation; formation; one's first birthday
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
armory; armoury; arms factory; arsenal
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
entrusting (everything to); leaving (a matter) entirely with
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to smile sweetly (at); to look fondly (at)
to lose (through death; e.g. a wife, child)
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
to feel uncomfortable; to be offended; to have a bad time
stillness; rest; being stationary; standing still; coming to a standstill
more than anything; above all else
for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
taking over (another's debt, work); shouldering someone else's burden; subrogation
way of using (something); way to use; how to use; way of handling (employees, subordinates, etc.); way of treating; treatment
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
quite capable of ...; not unlikely to ...; may well ...; might ...; could ...; would not hesitate to ...
to invade; to attack; to breach; to penetrate
trampling down; overrunning; infringement; violation
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
but; however; provided that
now that; since; so long as; because
thorough; exhaustive; complete
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
blow; shock; strike; batting
to twist someone's arm and throw them to the ground; to hold (someone) down by twisting their arm; to wrestle (someone) to the floor; to force (someone) to yield (e.g. an argument); to make (someone) surrender