to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
just cause; good reason; pretext; duty (to one's country, sovereign, etc.)
territory; autonomous region
country; territory; domain; realm
three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold
to rank next to; to come after
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
calm; graceful; quiet; mellow; damp; moist
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
knothole; peep-hole; bad eyes
explanation (e.g. for one's actions); excuse; justification; defense; defence
emotional strength; force of will
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
one's social position; one's place; one's standing
honourable defeat; honorable defeat; honourable death; trying but being utterly beaten; being completely rejected when professing one's love
still; even now; to this day
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
to lash out at; to flare up at; to fly at; to turn on
noisy; loud; boisterous; turbulent; unsettled; restless
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
even though; despite; when
subordination; dependency
members; member; constituent
children; sons; (lit.) children and younger brothers; young people
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to start (something); to start up; to boot (a computer); to launch (a business)
sticking (in one place, position, etc.); settling; becoming established (of a custom, system, etc.); taking hold; fixation (photography); fixing
to trace back to (the origins of something)
exclusive; attached to; specialist
to employ; to hire; to charter
personnel affairs; human affairs; human resources; HR
martial arts; military arts; wushu; modern sport derived from traditional Chinese martial arts
overall victory; championship
elder sister; older female friend