proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
home country; one's own country; suzerain country (from the perspective of the vassal state); colonizing country; country of one's ancestors; this country
successively; one after another
reinforcement (e.g. of troops)
no exception; without exception; always the same
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
making the numbers balance; fixing the numbers; number-juggling; making up the numbers (e.g. to form a majority)
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
flag; banner (administrative division of Inner Mongolia)
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
go that far; to that extent
feeling of relief (for the time being); peace of mind (for now)
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
using as an intermediary; through
apparently; appears to be
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
wolf (Canis lupus); wolf in sheep's clothing; womanizer
crow (Corvus spp.); raven
familiar (spirit or otherwise magical creature which aids a magician or sorcerer); familiar spirit
loveable; very likeable; like very much
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
summons; summonsing; citation; subpoena; arraigning; calling
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question