to invade; to attack; to breach; to penetrate
final scene; the end; finale
elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge
desperation; struggle to the death
completely; thoroughly; horribly; without exception; until there's no untouched (undamaged) part
to hold down; to twist someone's arm; to force (someone) to yield (e.g. an argument); to make (someone) surrender
area; domain; territory; field; range; region
subdivision; segmentation; fractionalization; fragmentation
to plan; to form a plan; to scheme; to envision; to intend to do
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
home country; one's own country; suzerain country (from the perspective of the vassal state); colonizing country; country of one's ancestors; this country
supply route; supply road; communications (military)
overestimation; overvaluing
conscious; deliberate; intentional
to warn against; to caution against; to admonish; to scold; to prohibit; to forbid; (arch.) to be cautious
flag; banner (administrative division of Inner Mongolia)
to flutter (in the wind); to wave; to turn over; to flip over; to suddenly change (attitude, opinion, etc.); to suddenly switch
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
declaration; proclamation; announcement
ear (of a cereal plant); head; point (of a brush, spear, etc.); tip; crest (of a wave); scion (in grafting)
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
first and last (time, chance, etc.); (the) only
face; honour; honor; appearance; look
family name; house name; family honour; family honor
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
to lose contact with (someone); to stop communication with; to go missing; to disappear
good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark
change for the better; improvement; looking better (than before)
will not do; do not; does not
if it is the case that ...
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
to form a line; to queue up; to line up
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy