to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
dominion; territory; possession
war; fighting; fierce competition
devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment
cruel; brutal; savage; barbarous
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
to win fame; to be widely-known; to be well known; to make a name for oneself
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
allied forces; the Allies (e.g. in WWII)
decisive defeat; rout; thrashing; losing big
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
omitting (reluctantly); leaving out; dropping; giving up (reluctantly); parting with; sharing
strong nation; powerful country
execution; enforcing; carrying out; giving alms; giving food to the poor or monks
people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
inheritance; succession; accession; share-alike
right (to do something); authority; power
to cause casualties; to result in deaths
here and there; in places
lock; padlock; tablet; lozenge; pill
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
to make one's rounds; to patrol
departed spirit; soul of the dead; ghost; apparition
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
(abstract) symbol; emblem; representation
it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
walking sideways; staggering; striding; being rampant; being widespread; being prevalent
aspiration; volunteering; desire; application
system; organization; organisation; imperial command; laws; regulation
to exchange (things); to convert (currency); to be in contrast (to); to contrast (with)
poverty; need; destitution; having great difficulty with; struggling greatly with; being in distress
citizen; citizenry; city inhabitant; townspeople; bourgeoisie; middle class
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
rush job; slipshod job; quick-and-dirty work
to give one's name; to introduce oneself; to announce one's candidacy