to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
as (for); for; in the capacity of
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
establishment; settlement
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
to pass (of time); to elapse
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
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)
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance
than; from; out of; except; but; more
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
when it becomes; when it comes to
meaning; significance; sense
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
just because; even if; even though
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
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no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
lack of information; data deficiency
serious; severe; grave; acute
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound