to dis; to diss; to disrespect
to fold up; to fold into layers
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
to forget completely; to leave behind
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
sovereign; emperor; monarch
delivering an order; dispatch of an order; messenger; orderly; runner
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
each nation; many nations; many countries
calamity; disaster; accident
guess; speculation; supposition
at any rate; in any event; either way; anyway
sub-; -ous (indicating a low oxidation state); -ite; Asia; Argentina; Arabia; America
indiscrimination; without discrimination; indiscriminate
millions; several million; a few million
inviolability; nonaggression; sacredness
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
to cross the ocean (i.e. to go to or come from overseas)
to greedily try to win big (e.g. in mahjong); to swipe; to nick; to pilfer
dukedom; duchy; principality
to be ruined; to go under; to perish; to be destroyed
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
severe earthquake; violent tremor
nucleus; backbone; medium-level; mid-level; main body (of troops); crack troops
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
capitulation; surrender; submission; yield
flight from one's country; seeking asylum; defection; emigration (for political reasons); (going into) exile; becoming a (political) refugee
massacre; mass slaughter; genocide; holocaust
(not) a soul; (not) a single person
to make good one's escape; to escape to a safe place; to make one's getaway; to effect one's escape
occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
conquest; subjugation; overcoming
collision; crash; running into; conflict; quarrel; clashing
leader (of an alliance); leading power
disastrous scene; terrible spectacle
fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
national border; provincial border