self-satisfaction; self-complacency; understanding (on one's own); realizing (through one's own ability); being paid back for one's deeds
to call; to name; to call oneself ...; to go by the name of ...; to purport (to be); to profess
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
length and width; length and breadth; every direction; all directions; as one wishes; as one pleases
to talk; to discuss; to debate; to negotiate
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to investigate thoroughly; to research thoroughly; to master; to understand completely
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
consent; agreement; acceptance; understanding; satisfaction (e.g. with an explanation); being convinced
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
foreign country; another country; another province; strange land; alien land
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
such; like that; that sort of
discussion; deliberation; thought; opinion
such; this sort of; like this
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
the Emperor; His Majesty; the government; the authorities; proprietress; hostess
to stop; to prohibit; to forbid someone to do something
will; testament; one's dying wish; one's last words
few decades; many decades; several decades
to pass (of time); to elapse
Qin dynasty (of China; 221-207 BCE); Ch'in dynasty
appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
to state; to say; to tell; to express
to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
to show (someone) out; to see (someone) off; to forward; to dispatch (goods); to push (one's opponent) out of the ring from behind
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to mislead; to misguide; to do accidentally; to do by mistake
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
surrender; capitulation; submission; yield
to fail to do; to make light of; to neglect
historical event; ancient event; tradition; folklore; legend
after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after
on the desk; theoretical; academic; armchair (e.g. plan)
a laughingstock; a standing joke