equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
to take into consideration; to bear in mind
dramatization (e.g. of a novel); dramatisation; adaptation; dramatization; embellishment; exaggeration
to deduct; to take away; to make allowances for something; to bear something in mind; to ebb and flow
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
expedition; (military) campaign; tour (by a sports team, performer, etc.); visit
failure; mistake; blunder
ignominious defeat; crushing failure; utterly beaten; overwhelming defeat
design (on a banner); emblem (on a flag); insignia; banner (e.g. of democracy); slogan; cause
finishing writing, work, etc. at a stroke (stretch); knocking something off without a break
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
demon-infested place; ominous place; mysterious, unfrequented area; den of iniquity
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
to cut down; to chop down; to fell
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
previous generation; former ages
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
valuable; worthwhile; worthy; worth doing
even if; (it doesn't matter) whether (A or B or ...); whatever; should
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
(Confucian) temple; church; sanctuary
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
taking over (e.g. store or family's headship); subrogation; substitution of one person for another (usu. a creditor)
to revere; to respect; to worship
religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
such ... as; or some such
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
time after time; countless times; many a time; dozens of times
among (other things); especially; particularly; at the same time; simultaneously; at once
together; abreast; side-by-side
preference; priority; precedence
great achievement; great feat; great work; great undertaking
posterity; future life; life to come
permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis