person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
desolate (e.g. plains); ruined
to become accustomed to calling (e.g. someone by a certain name)
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
wasteland; wilderness; deserted land; prairie; vast plain; wilds
territory; domain; field; area; domain; region
struggle (for); scramble; contest
bloody; gory; covered in blood; desperate; frantic
troubled times; turbulent times
wherein; therein; thereinto
five most important temples of a region
major powers of the world; great powers
warfare; the maelstrom of war; disorder brought about by war
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
daily; everyday; days (e.g. of one's youth); every day; day after day
presumptuous; impertinent; impudent; ridiculous; laughable; absurd
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
one by one; one after another; successively
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
affiliated with; under jurisdiction of; under the umbrella
to insert; to include; to incorporate; to install; to embed
all sorts of; various; miscellaneous; motley
to compile; to bring together; to weave; to put together; to bring to a conclusion; to wrap up
formation; molding; making (up); repair (e.g. with plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty
prosperity; thriving; flourishing
revival; restoration; resuscitation
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
start of a war; beginning of hostilities
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
to succeed in doing; to see through; to manage to do; to finish doing
fierce (fight, competition, etc.); severe; hot; hard; bitter; keen
not just once; more than once; many times; again and again
inferiority (e.g. numerical); inferior position; disadvantage; unfavorable situation; unfavourable situation