to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk; to get plastered
efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services
fertile; rich; productive
earth; ground; the solid earth; the (vast) land
hero; the brave; man of valour (valor)
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
depravity; corruption; degradation
annexation; absorption; merger; swallowing up
popular will; will of the people
annihilation; extermination; (total) destruction; wiping out
should do; ought to do; must do
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
unity; union; solidarity; combination; banding together; teaming up
putting together (e.g. opinions); gathering; collecting; aggregating; summarizing; integrating
strong nation; powerful country
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
various countries; various regions; various provinces
must; should; will (surely); be bound to; will (do); shall
trustee; councillor (councilor)
Dragon King; promoted rook
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
to change (into); to turn (into); to transform (into); to influence
to look on enviously while doing nothing; (lit.) to hold a finger in one's mouth
to check; to stop; to keep back
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
attenuation; damping; decay
accidental; incidental; occasional; casual
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
to follow in order; to go through step-by-step
tingling; stinging; pungently
to understand; to make out
greatest treasure; most valuable asset; pride (of)
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by
gentle; quiet; mild; quiet (color, pattern, etc.); sober
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
otherwise; if not; or else
the same rank; equality; apposition
front stage; center stage (of politics, etc.)