to follow (road); to pursue (course); to follow up; to follow (hyperlink)
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competiton in which there are several evenly-matched participants; hotly-contested game (match, market, etc.)
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
to raise; to bring up; to rear; to cultivate; to foster; to nurture
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly