to push away; to push aside; to shove
neighbour; neighbor; (people in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood
declaration of war; proclamation of war
annexation; absorption; merger; swallowing up
reconciliation (between warring nations); (making of) peace
formal; official; regular; proper; legal; due (formalities)
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
to send an army; to send soldiers; to dispatch troops
inland sea; inlet; gulf; (arch.) lake
to go mad; to go crazy; to lose one's mind
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
hardening; fortifying; pledge; vow; defense; defence
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
party (social gathering); party (group of people participating in an activity, esp. mountain climbing); (political) party
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
intention; personal opinion
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
to vitalize (e.g. an industry); to invigorate; to energize; to establish (e.g. a company); to build up; to set up
rise and fall; ups and downs; welfare; vicissitudes
expansion; extension; magnification; enlargement; escalation; spread
imperial throne; the Crown
military expedition led in person by the emperor
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; around; about; round about
unwilling to submit; unsubmissive; disobedient
face; looks; countenance; vestige; trace; reminder
percussion; tapping; examining by percussion; sounding out (someone's intentions); making an approach (about)
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
one's own discretion (idea, responsibility)
taking command of a corps in a battle; command exercised by the leader of a group
to take (trouble); to attend (to business); to command (army)
to press forward; to forge ahead; to push on
chief vassal; senior statesman
choices; alternatives; options
(relative) length; advantages and disadvantages; pluses and minuses; strong and weak points