in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
decline; degeneration; decay; waning; ebbing
decomposition; putrefaction; putrescence; corruption; degeneracy; decay
family; relatives; dependents; household
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
that; the matter in question
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
honor; honour; credit; prestige
battlefield; battleground
one's last moment; one's death; one's end
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
preservation; retainment; keeping
home country; one's own country; suzerain country (from the perspective of the vassal state); colonizing country; country of one's ancestors; this country
arrival; coming (e.g. something awaited); advent
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
double; twice (as much); twofold
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
already; now; no longer; not any more
chance to win; opportunity to win; chance of victory
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat
to say; to be called; to do
now that it's come to this; since it's come to this
blockage; blockade; blocking up; stoppage; obstruction; occlusion
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)