war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
a little less than; a little under; weakness; the weak; -lower (seismic intensity)
to let (something or someone) go past; to do too much
you could say; you might say; verging on the
spirit; drive; vigour; ambition; aspiration
lattice; counter for large bundles (e.g. 10 sheafs of rice, 200 sheets of calligraphy paper, 20 whistling arrows, 100 fish); handbreadth (unit for measuring the length of arrows); fascicle
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
it's probably so; it stands to reason
one school; one sect; one denomination; one party; one faction; one group
(not) readily; (not) easily; (not) right away; (not) simply; (not) without difficulty
to cover up the sky (e.g. smoke)
to dry up; to parch; to ebb away
(animal) collar; necklace; choker
to do exactly what one is told to do; to be subservient; to be easily controlled
customs (duties); duty; tariff
people; citizens; subjects; folk
independent state; independent nation
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
to contemplate; to ponder; to think long about; to turn over in one's mind
apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer
princess; daughter of a nobleman
living; lifestyle; living room
superior airs; air of importance; overemphasis
to put on (clothing); (lit.) to put (one's arms) through the sleeves
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
biological younger sister
location (of); position; whereabouts; place where one is
to scatter away; to blast away; to blow away (via explosion)
to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to turn (something) over
to escape death; to be saved from death
food distribution (esp. cooked rice)
philanthropic activity; charity work
sense of justice; feeling of righteousness; moral sense
price; cost; charge; payment; bill; fee
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects