scrap; piece; fag end; unimportant (person); petty (official); barely (in a role)
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
indecisive; irresolute; shilly-shally; vacillating
nothing new; same as always; an old story; nothing new about it; not the first time it has happened
once in a lifetime; the first and last occurrence (event, experience) of one's lifetime
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
encirclement; encircling net; tight besiegement
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
regarding as dangerous; identifying as a threat
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
returning tit for tat; retaliating
dragon god; dragon king; naga
serious wound; serious injury
to impose; to visit upon; to inflict
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
remote region; frontier (district); border(land)
remote countryside; boondocks; the sticks
deserted village; poor village
royal capital; imperial capital
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
having an audience with someone of very high social standing (e.g. the emperor)
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
to fall apart; to collapse; to be completely defeated (in battle); to be wiped out; (arch.) to fall apart (one's body or health)
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
keeping alive longer; prolonging life; life extension; life-support
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
compensation; equivalent value; consideration
harmonious; peaceful; happy; amicable; smooth; free from trouble
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like
to harvest; to reap; to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. idea); to accept (e.g. advice)
intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reaping what you sow