thousands; several thousand
500-man battalion (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
crime; criminal act; offence; offense
appearing one after another; cropping up one after another; occurring in succession
to not know what to do with; to be at a loss with; to have difficulty with; to be put out
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
rather; better; instead; if anything
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
powerful person; influential person
both material and moral; both physically and psychologically (spiritually)
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
beneficial; profitable; useful; helpful; instructive
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
minus; negative (quantity); deficit; disadvantage; drawback; negative (ion, pole, growth, image, effect, etc.)
reform; reformation; reorganization
civil war; insurrection; rebellion; domestic conflict
to be sacrificed; to fall victim to; to fall prey to
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
before one's eyes; under one's nose; immediate (e.g. interests); present; foresight; near future