preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
to carry (something) under cover; to carry concealed
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
to be refined (character, manners); to be classy; to be polished
stronghold; citadel; headquarters
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
neighboring countries; neighbouring countries; surrounding countries
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
to be flabbergasted; to be dumbfounded
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
remote region; frontier (district); border(land)
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
to be doing; to be in the process of doing
interest; entertainment; pleasure; implicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)
party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed
extermination; expulsion; destruction
massing (of troops); gathering
sad; wretched; deplorable
secret; private; surreptitious
to lay waste; to devastate; to invade; to break into; to troll (e.g. web forums); to spam
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
high praise; great admiration; rave reviews
rearing; training; nurture; cultivation; promotion
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to