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.)
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
having said that; on the other hand
honor; honour; credit; prestige
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
to be befuddled (with drink); to be intoxicated; to be infatuated; to be entranced; to be carried away
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
peace; quiet; tranquility; tranquillity
assumption; supposition; hypothesis
order; discipline; regularity; system; method
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
self-interest; selfish desire
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
to hasten to join; to hurry to visit
beyond this point; from now on; after this
appropriation; misappropriation; making one's own
misgovernment; misrule; bad government
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
to give up on; to turn one's back (on); to abandon; to forsake; to dump (e.g. romantic partner)
to turn against; to become an enemy
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
danger; peril; hazard; risk
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
instant; moment; for an instant
thought; consideration; thinking
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
outsider's perspective; as seen by an observer
to lie; to cheat; to pretend; to trick; to deceive
to live; to reside; to inhabit
to ask a question; to ask questions