it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
proper; respectable; decent; honest
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
drawn-out (protracted) war or contest
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
thorny shrub; wild rose; briar; thorn; cusp
state (US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. Canada); continent; (arch.) dear
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
to intend; to be sure that
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
Wei; Cao Wei; kingdom in China during the Three Kingdoms period (220-266); Wei; kingdom in China during the Warring States period (403-225 BCE)
three countries; Three Kingdoms (in China, 220 CE-280 CE); Three Kingdoms (in Korea, 57 BCE-668 CE); (arch.) Japan, China and India; (arch.) Japan, Korea and China
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
adds force or indicates command
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
troubled times; turbulent times
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to govern; to manage; to subdue
most difficult; next to impossible
triangular position; three-cornered contest
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
unity; consolidation; uniformity; unification; compatible
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
one country; whole country; hotheaded; stubborn
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible