A distinguishing quality, trait, or feature that identifies or defines a person, thing, or phenomenon.

to impose or collect a tax, fee, or fine

to solicit or collect contributions, entries, or opinions from the public

an emblem, token, or badge representing an idea or quality

to seek or request opinions, suggestions, feedback, or consent

the historic 12,500-kilometer military retreat of the Chinese Communist Red Army (1934-1935)

to use military force to defeat and take control of a territory or people

an omen or sign indicating that something is about to happen

to requisition land

to go on a military campaign; expedition

a physical sign or clinical evidence of a medical condition as observed by a health professional during an examination

to set out on a military expedition or go into battle

to levy taxes

to seize assets, equipment, or vehicles for military or emergency use

an arduous journey or mission, often for military or exploratory purposes

to start collecting taxes

to look for a partner

a long-distance journey or march, especially for military purposes, to remote regions

to solicit articles, essays or pieces of literature (on a subject or in commemoration of an event)

to conscript or call up individuals for military service

to apply for a job or respond to a call for submissions or advertisements

a long journey, trek, or the course of an expedition

to obtain (permission etc)

to consult; to solicit the opinion of

representing something as a symbol or emblem

symbol; indicator; representation

an indication or sign that something is happening or exists

to summon or call someone to an official position or government post

the systematic professional service or industry of recording and providing credit history

to conscript or temporarily transfer personnel for specific tasks or service

to seize private property or land for government or military use

to solicit contributions (to a publication)

to go on a punitive expedition

Wei Zheng (580-643), Tang politician and historian, notorious as a critic, editor of History of the Sui Dynasty

to go on or send a punitive expedition

eigenvalue (mathematics)

war on all sides; fighting from all four quarters

to conscript

to conscript people for labor or military service, or to requisition resources

symptom of a disease

a military force sent to a foreign country or distant region to conduct operations

to personally lead a military expedition or take to the field, traditionally said of an emperor or monarch

sign; indication; symptom

autumn levy (tax on harvest)

punitive expedition to the east

to tax by force and extort levies; to screw taxes out of the people by force