cooperation; coordination; link
to become better; to improve
northern part; the north (of a region)
shit video game; embarrassingly bad video game
Satan; the Devil; the Prince of Darkness; king of the demons who try to prevent people from doing good
military gains; war results; fruit of battle
death in battle; death on the battlefield
dramatization (e.g. of a novel); dramatisation; adaptation; dramatization; embellishment; exaggeration
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
demon-infested place; ominous place; mysterious, unfrequented area; den of iniquity
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
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
(Confucian) temple; church; sanctuary
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
among (other things); especially; particularly; at the same time; simultaneously; at once
together; abreast; side-by-side
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
influence; clout; leverage
apple (fruit); apple tree (Malus pumila)
to weigh on one's mind; to be worried about (something)
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
thumping (heart); banging; pounding; racing
confused; disordered; faltered; incoherent; inconsistent
to make sense; to be meaningful
puncture; flat tyre (tire); blowout; bursting; overflowing; being jammed (e.g. phone lines)
comfortable (to live in); snug; cosy; cozy
real thing; original; actual
scrutiny; scanning; taking a good look
available; enabled; can be used; may be used