as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
home country; one's own country; suzerain country (from the perspective of the vassal state); colonizing country; country of one's ancestors; this country
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
news; word; tidings; omen
hunting; harvesting (e.g. berries, fruit); picking; gathering
to set out; to set sail; to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something); to begin to ride; to lean forward
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
feces (esp. animal); excrement; dung
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
half-wit; fool; simpleton
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
deployment; disposition; posting; stationing
blue dragon (an auspicious creature in Chinese mythology); Azure Dragon (god said to rule over the eastern heavens)
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
to send or direct a person to
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
had better ...; had better not ...
reckless; (at) random; haphazard; blind; sudden; abrupt
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
to avenge (somebody) by striking down their killer
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
elder; senior; senior monk; dean; presbyter
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
this world; this life; world of the living
erasure; denial; obliteration; ignoring (an opinion)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
(some) more; even more; longer; further
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!